<p>Heavy rain on Tuesday claimed four lives in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi and crippled traffic in Mangaluru as roads were inundated.</p>.<p>As a precaution, the district administration has declared holidays for schools and colleges in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district on Wednesday. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday instructed officials to ensure all possible assistance in rain-affected areas of Karnataka while Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the flood situation in Mangaluru.</p>.<p>Areas like Pumpwell, Ambedkar Circle, Kodialguthu, Kottara Chowki, Attavar, PVS, Kadri Kambala, Adyar, Ekkur, Alake, Panjimogeru, Bykapmpady Industrial Area and Thokkottu Junction were flooded. A majority of the roads in the city were knee-deep in water either due to lack of stormwater drains or choked drains.</p>.<p>Traffic was paralysed due to water-logging in areas like Pumpwell, Padil, Kottara Chowki with many four-wheelers stranded in the flood water. As a result, vehicles piled up on the highway and also on the newly-laid service road. People were seen pushing four-wheelers and two-wheelers.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, residents expressed their anger against the NHAI and Mangaluru City Corporation for their shoddy work on the roads and drains resulting in flooding.</p>.<p>Waterlogging near Women’s College and Ambedkar Circle bus stop affected traffic on the busy stretch between Juice Junction and Ambedkar Circle. Motorists had a hard time driving through the waterlogged stretches.</p>.<p>Schoolchildren from Gujarati School in Alake were shifted by a boat by firemen as there was around four feet of water around the school.Two teachers suffered injuries when the wall of a school in Krishnapura collapsed. The injured are Mamatha and Tulasi. With the district administration declaring holiday after 1 pm, parents rushed to schools to pick up their wards. Flooding in Baikampady Industrial Area affected many industries.</p>
<p>Heavy rain on Tuesday claimed four lives in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi and crippled traffic in Mangaluru as roads were inundated.</p>.<p>As a precaution, the district administration has declared holidays for schools and colleges in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district on Wednesday. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday instructed officials to ensure all possible assistance in rain-affected areas of Karnataka while Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the flood situation in Mangaluru.</p>.<p>Areas like Pumpwell, Ambedkar Circle, Kodialguthu, Kottara Chowki, Attavar, PVS, Kadri Kambala, Adyar, Ekkur, Alake, Panjimogeru, Bykapmpady Industrial Area and Thokkottu Junction were flooded. A majority of the roads in the city were knee-deep in water either due to lack of stormwater drains or choked drains.</p>.<p>Traffic was paralysed due to water-logging in areas like Pumpwell, Padil, Kottara Chowki with many four-wheelers stranded in the flood water. As a result, vehicles piled up on the highway and also on the newly-laid service road. People were seen pushing four-wheelers and two-wheelers.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, residents expressed their anger against the NHAI and Mangaluru City Corporation for their shoddy work on the roads and drains resulting in flooding.</p>.<p>Waterlogging near Women’s College and Ambedkar Circle bus stop affected traffic on the busy stretch between Juice Junction and Ambedkar Circle. Motorists had a hard time driving through the waterlogged stretches.</p>.<p>Schoolchildren from Gujarati School in Alake were shifted by a boat by firemen as there was around four feet of water around the school.Two teachers suffered injuries when the wall of a school in Krishnapura collapsed. The injured are Mamatha and Tulasi. With the district administration declaring holiday after 1 pm, parents rushed to schools to pick up their wards. Flooding in Baikampady Industrial Area affected many industries.</p>
