UDUPI: The State Government has deployed life-saving boats and a Helicopter in the flood-hit Udupi town in the state, for relief and rescue operations, which is experiencing incessant rains in the last two days.

According to official sources, following incessant rains since last 24-hours in the district several low-level areas in the Temple town had been marooned and the district administration had kept SDRF as well as NDRF personnel on alert to meet any emergency situations.

The Chief minister B S Yediyurappa, spoke to the Deputy Commissioner of Udupi district and took stock of the flood situation and directed to take immediate remedial measures and save people.

According to official sources, the Suvarnavathi river was on spate and its water had entered into the Temple town.

Udupi Lok Sabha member Shobha Karandlaje, also spoke to Karnataka Chief Secretary Vijay Bhaskar

and appealed to take immediate remedial measures and take relief works.