4 girls died whereas crossing a bridge after heavy rains late on Saturday night in Karnataka’s Koppala district, about 381km from Bengaluru, individuals within the know of improvement mentioned on Sunday.
In line with native residents, the ladies labourers had been getting back from work and had been making an attempt to cross the submerged bridge at Sankanur village in Yellaburagi of Koppala when the incident passed off.
“The ladies, together with others, had gone to work within the morning hours and returned by the night. Whereas returning, they thought that in the event that they wait any longer, the water ranges may enhance. They held palms and tried to cross the bridge. Most of them managed to cross over however the 4 victims had been swept away. We tried to save lots of them however failed,” a villager within the know of the developments mentioned.
The villagers additionally mentioned the matter with Karnataka’s minister for mines and geology, girls and little one improvement, otherwise abled and senior residents empowerment, Halappa Achar, when he visited the spot.
One of many villagers mentioned, “Achar and his predecessor had promised to assemble a bridge within the space and mentioned that there was a budgetary allocation of ₹2 crore however the guarantees remained on paper”.
“The villagers tried to rescue the victims however sadly they might not be saved. They can’t be introduced again to life, however we’ll present them compensation. The villagers requested that I ought to give my phrase that the bridge work will likely be accomplished quickly. The proposal is already earlier than the federal government and I’ll get it authorized as quickly as attainable,” Achar mentioned.
He added that the households of the victims will likely be paid compensation as per the norms beneath the state and nationwide catastrophe aid. The deputy collector will confirm financial institution particulars of the kin and switch the compensation cash on the earliest, he mentioned.
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