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Udupi, August 10, 2012: Heavy rains in the district and the Ghat section has caused the sudden rise in water level in the low laying areas of Uppor, and many other surrounding areas. District  Schools and colleges have given holiday  by DDPI. Some children are sent back home before announcing the holiday after the schools learned that the water is rising in river Swarna. The situation is becoming worst as the water outflows are blocked in many parts due to the ongoing Nationa Highway work.

Low lying areas of Kallianpura Uppor and Kemmannu Mooduthonse Honnap Kudru Sanyasi Kudru Timman Kudru Padu Kudru, Kukkude Kudru, Nadu Kudru, Balige Kudru, Kakke Kudru, Baikadi Kudru, Chittare Kudru  Bhari Kudru  Pintere Kudru, Farengi Kudru, Gudderi Kudru, Gajani Kudru, Kamblathota, Mudalakatta, Nidamballi, Mudu Kudru Katte Kudru are submerged people are evacuating and abandoning the cattle and pets in the shed.

In Kemmannu Malpe police are preventing people going towards kambla thota/Hoode Bengre. As a result many fish lorry’s moving towards bengre has been stopped and sent back to Gudium ground till further notice. Several houses have been submerged. Communication and transport has been affected. Malpe police are making rounds and preventing people moving towards the flood hit low lying areas.

In Uppoor Coast guard is monitoring the situation and in kemmannu police are restricting people to move through the kemmannu-Hoode-Bengre road. Police told this reporter that as per DC order they are taking precautions to prevent any untoward incidents. Some schools and college allowed the students to have their lunch and proceed home after declaring the holiday. Due to high water level in some parts, some students and people stranded in kemmannu.

After hearing the news that some of the students are stranded in kemmannu and other places, the principal of Milagres College Dr. Neri Cornelio paid avisits to kemmannu, uppor and other places to take stock of the situation and it is learnt that all who stranded earlier are reached their destinations safely.

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