In the wake of downpour in coastal and Malnad districts of Karnataka leading to extensive damage, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday chaired a high-level meeting and said orders had been issued to officials of the district administration to shift villages/people from locations where landslips occurred last year.
Districts such as Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru, and Dakshina Kannada witnessed extensive landslips during the monsoon last year. There have been landslips in some parts over the last few days too.
Rain havoc has claimed the lives of 12 people and 65 livestock for the last one month (since June 1). A total of 13 districts in coastal and Malnad regions of the State received heavy rainfall during the last few days, causing damage to houses, and public properties, A total 17 taluks received rainfall above the normal during the season.
