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27 drown as van falls into tank in Mysore

Twenty-seven people, most of them women, drowned when a van in which they were travelling fell into Undabatti tank near Kadakola on the Mysore-Nanjangud Road on Tuesday. The vehicle carried more than 30 passengers. The dead included 23 women and three children.
The victims were from Aralakuppe, Katteri and Shyadanahalli villages in the Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district. They were returning after a wedding feast (Beegara oota) hosted by the bridegroom’s parents in Nanjangud town, when the accident occurred around 4 pm. The marriage of Pallavi Pooja with Lokesh took place near Krishna Raja Sagar Dam on Sunday. According to eyewitnesses, the vehicle fell into the tank after the driver reportedly lost control of the wheel. The driver and cleaner are said to have escaped from the scene, soon after the vehicle sank into the tank. Both are suspected to be under the influence of alcohol. As soon as the accident occurred, local people swung into action. They jumped into the tank and brought the bodies on to the shore. They saved four to five persons who were crying for help after being thrown out of the vehicle and helped the injured to be shifted to K R Hospital in Mysore. The deceased were identified as Brinda, Veena, Jayamma, Ratnamma, Lakshmi, Vinodamma, Geeta, Rani, Premamma, Premamma, Manasa (11months), Prashanth, Sanna Devamma, Ponnamma, Sumathi, Prema, Bhagya, Mahadevamma, Devamma, Prashanth. Chintu aka Prashanth had celebrated his birthday on Monday. The dead include the bride’s mother Prema (40), aunt Lakshmi (28) and grandmother Sannamadamma (65). The survivors included Veena, Bharati (both in their mid-thirties), along with Bettamma and Jayamma (both above 70 years).

Rescue operation

On receiving information, the city and district police rushed to the spot and launched rescue operations. Personnel from the Department of Fire Force used rubber dinghies in the operation. The bodies were shifted to KR Hospital in ambulances. The ill-fated van was lifted from the tank with the help of two cranes belonging to KSRTC around 8:30 pm. Three vehicles were arranged by the marriage party to attend the “beegara oota” in Nanjangud. In the first vehicle, the newly wed bride, groom and others were travelling. It was followed by the ill-fated van. In another vehicle, 17 were travelling. The police diverted traffic on the highway as it was hampering rescue operations. Meanwhile, hundreds of onlookers gathered at the spot, which hit the operations. Later, the police dispersed the crowd.

Fire reduces 8 huts to ashes

The aftermath:Remains of the huts that were burnt in a fire at Hosa Chikkavanahalli in Davangere.

DAVANGERE: Eight huts were reduced to ashes in a fire in the Hosa Chikkavanahalli area on the outskirts of Davangere on Tuesday night. However, no casualties were reported as the families, mostly labourers, had gone to work in fields along with their children. According to sources in the Fire Services and Police departments, the fire started in a hut and spread to others close by. By the time police and fire personnel arrived at the spot, the huts with thatched roofs were burnt completely. Foodgrains, clothing, bicycles and other belongings were destroyed in the fire. Davangere tahsildar B.R. Harish, along with Revenue officials, rushed to the spot. Mr. Harish told The Hindu here on Wednesday that each family had been given 20 kg of rice and the district administration had built sheds to accommodate them temporarily. Compensation would be given to them on Thursday, he said.

Mock drill marks Disaster Management Day

There was a loud explosion at the junior college premises in the city at 1 pm on Tuesday.


Confusion gripped the place as nobody had a clue on what must be done. Soon, members of the fire and emergency department got into action, much to the relief of everybody present.
It was a mock drill organised to mark the National Disaster Management Day, by the fire and emergency services department, Home Guards, medical staff and the police.
It was a demonstration by the staff of these departments on what needs to be done in such situations and how to rescue affected people.
Steps to be taken when there is a disaster situation in multi-storied buildings or when there is a fire mishap were also demonstrated.
Those present were all praise for the ‘timely action’ of the disaster management team.

Mock fire drills educate students

Bidar: As a part of National Disaster Prevention Day here on Tuesday, various security agencies performed mock drills to educate schoolchildren on how to respond during emergencies.

The district fire office recreated a fire-fighting scene on the Sai Adarsha School premises. They set fire to makeshift huts and “rescued” people inside.

They also displayed and explained the various equipment used in fighting fires.

Home Guards demonstrated how people are evacuated from a building after a bomb explosion while a bomb squad explained how a bomb is detected and detonated.

Ambulance service
Health Department personnel showed how the Arogya Kavacha ambulance service reacts when it receives an emergency call.

Additional Superintendent of Police B.S. Marthurkar presented prizes to the winners of essay-writing and painting competitions.

Earlier, Deputy Commissioner Sameer Shukla inaugurated a rally at the police parade grounds.

Superintendent of Police N. Satish Kumar, Assistant Superintendent of Police S.Y. Ravikumar, Home Guards Commandant Jaibheem Solapure and District Fire Officer Amrit Chimkod were also present.