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Heavy rain fells houses, hoardings in Maddur
T R Sathish Kumar
DHNS
Last Updated IST
A house collapsed due to heavy rains in Maddur taluk on Tuesday night. DH photo.
A house collapsed due to heavy rains in Maddur taluk on Tuesday night. DH photo.

Heavy rains that lashed Maddur town and surrounding areas on Tuesday night, damaged a few buildings and brought down huge hoardings. Normal life was affected.

A huge hoarding, next to the Padmavathi Kalyana Mantapa at Shivapura, collapsed on an electric pole and a power outage occurred in surrounding villages under Somanahalli zilla panchayat limits.

The power supply was restored by the intervention of authorities. Other hoardings, including the one opposite Thimmadas Hotel collapsed.

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While roofs of a few houses were blown away and other houses collapsed in villages across Maddur taluk. Other parts of Mandya district also received heavy rain on Tuesday night.

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(Published 26 September 2018, 12:30 IST)