Tremors: Residents and fishermen in coastal areas put on tsunami alert
Bangalore and most parts of Karnataka are located in the least (seismic) active zone in the country, according to the seismic map of Indian Meteorological Department. The country is divided into five different zones, depending on the seismic activities. While zone one has the least activity, zone five has the highest. Parts of Malnad and Coastal regions of the State fall in zone two and three.
It is providing incentives to framers for the number of trees grown
Forest Department in its attempt to create awareness among masses has taken up many novel projects aiding more greenery in Udupi district through the process of involving public.
Bangalore: Rain woes continued on Friday also, with several parts of the State receiving heavy rainfall. Four persons lost their lives - two in Belgaum and one each in Udupi and Kodagu districts. As many as 13 houses have partially collapsed in Haveri district, while several roads are inundated in Belgaum district.
Rain continued to pummel several parts of the State, claiming two lives and flooding houses and farmlands on Monday.
In the last three days, the coastal districts of Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada have recorded an average rainfall of 267 mm against the average rainfall of 108.9 mm recorded in the past 40 years, said the officers of the Revenue Department.
Sea erosion intensifies in coastal districts; gruel centres set up
Bangalore: Heavy downpour over the past three days has claimed three lives and disrupted normal life in several parts of the State.
Hanumanthappa Adiveppa Kari (65) was killed in a house collapse at Devagiri in Haveri taluk on Sunday.
Nirani, unmoved over Gadag, withdraws notification of 2,035 acres for MSEZ
In stark contrast to its flat refusal to review its decision to acquire land for Posco in Gadag district, the State government on Tuesday withdrew the process of acquiring land for the second phase of Mangalore Special?Economic Zone (MSEZ) hours after Pejawar Mutt seer Vishwesha Teertha threatened to go on an indefinite fa
4 deaths in the State this year; low figure seen as increase in immunity
Deaths reported in the State due to H1N1 have declined steadily over the last three years.
From registering 94 deaths in 2009 and 42 in 2010 in Bangalore urban district (including BBMP area) alone, the numbers have drastically come down to one death till May this year.
Couple severely injured after tree crashed on house
A huge tree was uprooted at Dabbadka in Chembu near Sullia after heavy rains lashed the region on Monday. Heavy rains continue to lash Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts on Monday.
Two approaches are available for identifying households below the poverty line – the score-based ranking approach proposed by the N C Saxena Committee and an alternative proposed by Jean Dreze and Reetika Khera. Comparing these approaches for Udupi district in Karnataka shows that the former does a fair job of revealing how households are placed on the economic spectrum but excludes more deserving households than the latter. Also, when it comes to implementation, the latter is transparent and relatively much faster.
