Mangaluru
Deputy Commissioner MP Mullai Muhilan announced that a team of experts, including IIT professors, will visit the landslide-affected Kethikal area on the Mangaluru-Moodbidri stretch of the national highway next week. The team will offer guidance on actions needed to prevent further landslides.
Public Works Department Principal Secretary S Selvakumar and Chief Engineers from NH and NHAI have already inspected the site. The Deputy Commissioner also visited the wet well and residential area in Kethikal, noting that the area has experienced water seepage for several years. This has led to the recent landslide.
Additionally, the Deputy Commissioner reported that the Public Works Department Principal Secretary and other officials inspected road sections where rainwater has accumulated at Nanthoor, Surathkal, and Thumbe. They also visited Kalladka, Mani, and Uppinangady, where work on the four-laning of NH-75 is ongoing. The inspection also included landslide-affected areas in Shiradi Ghat.
