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English daily published in Bengaluru & Doha
Rain, hailstones kill scores of parakeets
By Shyam Sundar Vattam | NT
Mysuru:When it rains it pours and hundreds of parakeets bore the brunt of the heavy rain accompanied by a hailstorm near Canara Bank in Srirangapatna town of Mandya district on Sunday. According to available information, scores of parakeets had taken shelter on a big tree but when rains lashed the town, the tree got uprooted and the parakeets which had taken shelter there for years, were crushed to death.
Heart-broken residents collected the little bodies and ensured a mass burial as per rituals. Many of them have also been injured by the hailstones.
No water in Mysuru in last two days
Mysuru City is reeling under a severe shortage of drinking water for two days following power outrage due to heavy downpour. The city experienced rains Friday night that uprooted several trees and electricity poles near Belagola Pumping Station on Mysuru-KRS Road. Authorities at Vani Vilasa Water Works were optimistic of restoring supply Saturday evening but power restoration work was delayed. The City again received rain on Saturday night resulting in more uprooted trees and further power disruption. Mysuru City Corporation is also facing a severe shortage of water tankers.
Mysuru City is reeling under a severe shortage of drinking water for two days following power outrage due to heavy downpour. The city experienced rains Friday night that uprooted several trees and electricity poles near Belagola Pumping Station on Mysuru-KRS Road. Authorities at Vani Vilasa Water Works were optimistic of restoring supply Saturday evening but power restoration work was delayed. The City again received rain on Saturday night resulting in more uprooted trees and further power disruption. Mysuru City Corporation is also facing a severe shortage of water tankers.
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