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Time of India
31-05-2025
- Time of India
Landslide survivor loses both legs; GP to offer site
Mangaluru: The tragic landslide at Pambada Hittilu Kodi Koppala in Montepadavu, Manjanady village, which claimed three lives from a single family, brought additional distress when doctors performed a double leg amputation on one of the survivors on Saturday. Five members of the family were trapped under the mud. The landslide claimed the lives of Prema Poojary,58, and her grandsons, 2.5-year-old Aryan and one-year-old Arush. Meanwhile, rescue teams saved the lives of Kanthappa Poojary and Ashwini, the grandfather and mother of the deceased children, respectively. Ullal tahsildar Puttaraju DA said that while Ashwini underwent a double leg amputation due to severe injuries, doctors performed surgery on her father-in-law, Kanthappa Poojary. The Manjanady GP president and members have decided to offer a site to the family. Meanwhile, the family will also be granted house rent for the next six months. District minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, has already released the compensation for all four deaths, including 10-year-old Fathima Naeema of Kanakare in Belma village, official said. The landslide happened in the early hours on Friday, when the Kanthappa and his wife Prema, their son Seetharama, his wife Ashwini, and children were sleeping in their house. Case filed against officials In a related development, Ashwini's brother, Teju Kumar, lodged a complaint at Konaje police station seeking action against officials who allegedly took up unscientific road work on the hill above their house, causing the landslide. In the complaint, Kumar alleged that the negligence on the part of the PDO of Manjanady GP and officials of the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited (KRIDL) led to the death of three family members. He sought action under Sections 105 and 106 of the BNS against the erring officials. Mangaluru City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy said that an unnatural death report was already registered at the Konaje police station, and the incident is being investigated. "The petition of Teju Kumar has been received, and all facts mentioned in it are being probed as part of the investigation of the above UDR. If any evidence is found in support of the contents of the petition, concerned sections of law will be applied, and action will be taken accordingly," the commissioner added.
The Hindu
29-04-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
60 hi-tech community toilets for women to come up in Bidar district of Karnataka
To provide safe and hygienic sanitation access for those without individual household toilets in rural areas, the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited (KRIDL) is set to establish hi-tech community toilets exclusively for women in 60 villages across Bidar district. One such model hi-tech toilet has been built at Chatnalli village in Bidar taluk. Each community toilet unit comprises 11 washrooms — 10 Indian-style and one Western-style toilets — the latter designated for individuals with disabilities. The government of Karnataka has allocated ₹25 lakh for constructing each hi-tech community toilet unit. The district has approved 60 such hi-tech women's community toilets — 16 units in Bhalki taluk, 13 in Basavakalyan, 10 in Bidar taluk, 7 in Kamalanagar, 6 in Humnabad, 4 in Chitguppa, and 2 each at Aurad and Hulsur taluks, said Dr. Girish Badole, Chief Executive Officer of Bidar zilla panchayat . This modern and scientifically designed women's community toilet features a waste conversion system for fertiliser production. It is equipped with a water supply and electricity facility. An inverter system has been installed to ensure the safe and convenient use of toilets even at night. The hi-tech toilet unit has got two wash basins. Two laundry platforms have been constructed outside the toilet for washing clothes. The toilet spans 600 square feet in a prime location, relatively safer and easily reachable by women. The unit will soon be handed over to the gram panchayat and thrown open for public use, said Abhishek Pola, In-charge Engineer at KRIDL. Community public toilets in rural areas can directly help reduce risks of snakebite deaths and drowning. Citing an example of a recent death of a girl at Mannalli village due to snakebite, Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer Kiran Patil said the risk of encountering snakes or drowning can be decreased by promoting better sanitation and discouraging open defecation. In addition, such sanitation facilities can improve hygiene and health. 'The community toilets in rural areas often fail to be used effectively due to lack of water facilities, but the hi-tech community toilets will have adequate water supply through connections drawn under Jal Jeevan Mission,' Mr. Patil added. Besides establishing hi-tech community toilets, the zilla panchayat is organising awareness about the importance of using community toilets among villagers through Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities, says IEC coordinator Satyajeet Nidodakar. People in rural areas are showing interest in constructing individual toilet facilities under Swachh Bharat Mission. As of now, the zilla panchayat has received 9,412 applications for individual toilets, of which 6,778 got approved while the rest are under process, he said.
