NH-75 flood halts Mangaluru-Bengaluru traffic for nearly an hour

Heavy rain on Friday flooded NH-75 at Neerakatte near Uppinangady, stalling Mangaluru-Bengaluru highway traffic for nearly an hour. Waterlogging, power cuts and flooded farmland hit Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts.

• 1Traffic on NH-75 near Uppinangady came to a standstill for nearly an hour on Friday.
• 2Water accumulated along an approximately two-kilometre stretch covering Neerakatte and Bedrodi.
• 3The flooding was attributed to a stream blocked by silt amid incomplete BC Road–Addahole highway construction.
• 4Lightning partially damaged a house in Nitte village, Karkala taluk, on Thursday night.
• 5Udupi city areas including Manipal, Hiriyadka and Kallianpur Santhekatte saw rainwater spill onto roads.