Anil Kumar Sastry

1 week ago | thehindu.com | Anil Kumar Sastry

The flash flood Mangaluru witnessed on June 14 was triggered by a combination of very heavy rain (over 200 mm), encroached major stormwater drains, and the high tide (1.56 m from 2.44 p.m.) in the Arabian Sea, according to experts. The Central Business District received over 210 mm rain from 8 a.m. of June 14 to 8 a.m. of June 15 with over 60 mm rainfall occurring between 2.30 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. on June 14.

2 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Anil Kumar Sastry

Railway patrons and passenger associations of Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts have planned to flag certain major concerns of the region, including lack of coach watering facility, stabling lines and upgradation of Udupi Railway Station under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) with Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna when he visits Udupi district on Friday, June 13.

3 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Anil Kumar Sastry

Notwithstanding about three weeks at its disposal to complete the approach roads for the twin Railway Under Bridge (RuB) at Mahakalipadpu, the Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL) has been unable to do the job, thereby indefinitely postponing commissioning of the crucial RuB.

3 weeks ago | thehindu.com | Anil Kumar Sastry

With offshore reefs and inshore berms failing to protect the Uchhila-Batpady beachfront from massive sea erosion in Ullal taluk, off Mangaluru, the Ports and Inland Water Transport Department has now proposed to build the time-tested groynes for beach protection and nourishment. Sources in the department told The Hindu that two offshore reefs ​each built off Ullal and Uchhila during 2021-2022 were of little use to prevent sea erosion in the region.

1 month ago | thehindu.com | Anil Kumar Sastry

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will construct service roads for a length of over 13 km along Kochi-Panvel National Highway 66 between Kundapura and Talapady to enhance safe vehicular and pedestrian crossings. Along with service roads, the Authority would also build foot overbridges at six locations in the two districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. Work on the service roads and FoBs would be taken up soon after monsoon, said NHAI Mangaluru Project Director Abdulla Javed Azmi.