Video clippings of massive landslides coupled with loud noise beneath the ground and water flowing from the hillock near Ramanakolli in Jodupala, Kodagu district are circulating on social media.
However, Ananya Vasudev of the District Disaster Management Authority said that neither the district administration nor the control room has received any complaints on the same. "No one from the area called us and informed us of the massive landslide and water flowing from the hillock near Jodupala," he clarified.
Ban on heavy vehicles
On the other hand, the district administration has banned the movement of heavy vehicles, especially lorries and trucks, on Madikeri-Mekeri-Appangala-
The road stretch at Mekeri has developed cracks. Hence, the movement of heavy vehicles has been banned.