Bengaluru-Mangaluru highway blocked by landslip on Shiradi Ghat
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A landslip at Doddathappale, in Sakleshpur taluk in Hassan district of Karnataka, on National Highway 75, connecting Bengaluru and Mangaluru, disrupted movement of vehicles at night on Monday June 16.
Landslip on Bengaluru Mangaluru highway
Sources said that unscientific cutting of the hillock during widening of the road had led to landslips.
Many vehicles were stuck on the highway for several hours.
The local authorities managed to clear the highway for vehicles by June 17 Tuesday morning.
The stretch is part of the Shiradi Ghat, which has been witnessing repeated landslips for the past couple of years.
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