<p>Widespread rain which lashed the district on Thursday night has caused extensive damage to standing crops on 170 acres. <br /><br /></p>.<p>A farmer attempted suicide unable to bear the shock of crop loss. Davangere and Jagalur taluks have borne the brunt of gusty winds and heavy rain. <br /><br />Banana plantations raised with an investment of lakhs of rupees have been razed to the ground overnight.<br /><br />Twenty houses collapsed and roofs of eight houses were blown off in Davangere. <br /><br />Crops on 100 acres of land have been damaged. Walls of 10 houses collapsed and crops on 70 acres were destroyed in Jagalur taluk. <br /><br />Deputy Commissioner S S Pattanashetty put the loss at Rs 1.70 crore. Electricity poles were uprooted in several villages. <br /><br />Anjinappa, a farmer in Muggidaragi village of Jagalur taluk, attempted suicide by consuming poison after his four-acre banana plantation was razed to the ground. <br /><br />He has been admitted to the district hospital and his condition is stated to be critical.</p>
<p>Widespread rain which lashed the district on Thursday night has caused extensive damage to standing crops on 170 acres. <br /><br /></p>.<p>A farmer attempted suicide unable to bear the shock of crop loss. Davangere and Jagalur taluks have borne the brunt of gusty winds and heavy rain. <br /><br />Banana plantations raised with an investment of lakhs of rupees have been razed to the ground overnight.<br /><br />Twenty houses collapsed and roofs of eight houses were blown off in Davangere. <br /><br />Crops on 100 acres of land have been damaged. Walls of 10 houses collapsed and crops on 70 acres were destroyed in Jagalur taluk. <br /><br />Deputy Commissioner S S Pattanashetty put the loss at Rs 1.70 crore. Electricity poles were uprooted in several villages. <br /><br />Anjinappa, a farmer in Muggidaragi village of Jagalur taluk, attempted suicide by consuming poison after his four-acre banana plantation was razed to the ground. <br /><br />He has been admitted to the district hospital and his condition is stated to be critical.</p>
