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Friday, February 14 2025
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Open Well Collapses due to torrential Rains

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Newskarnataka-Bantwal

Bantwal: A household family is in distress, as the walls of their house is on the verge of collapse, that is in the vicinity of their open well that is already collapsed, in the locality of Ponnottu in Kasaba gram panchayat, owing to torrential rains that have been lashing across the taluk since a few days.

The open well of a certain Yousuf, a resident of Ponnottu in Vittal Kasaba gram panchayat has already collapsed.  Two pump sets that were installed to draw water are under the rubles.  The well is located behind the house that was collapsed due to torrential rains.  Meanwhile, the walls are caving into the well that would most likely to occur in a few days, informed the household family.

The open well was the source of drinking water for two families, who have no go faraway places to fetch water.  There lies another house a little away, where family lives with many small children, who play.  It’s indeed a threat to their lives.  The incidence has been reported to the authorities of Vittal gram panchayat.

 

 

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