Mangaluru: In an incident which occurred at Minadi within Kinya gram panchayat limits near Ullal on 23rd August, Wednesday, five persons saved themselves when the roof and walls of their house crashed to the ground on account of incessant rain.
Although a great loss was suffered by the family, no lives were lost. The house belongs to Srinivas and Bhagyashree, a couple, who belong to scheduled community.
According to the sources, on Wednesday before dawn, Srinivas woke up to the sounds made by the collapsing walls and the couple along with children, Sushant, Nishant, and Shubhashree, rushed out and saved themselves.
Srinivas works as a coolie and it's the only bread and butter of the family. One of his sons is differently abled and two are attending school. The fresh bout of bad luck has left the family in the lurch.
A visit was paid to the spot by the Kinya Gram Panchayat president Malini and vice president Siraj Kinya. They have facilitated shifting of the family to another building till the current house is repaired. “Efforts will be made to repair the house by pooling money from the panchayat and local donors”, said Siraj.
Revenue officials, panchayat development officer, Poornima, and others visited the spot and assessed the loss.