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Minor landslide scares Nagarabhavai residents
Sandesh MS
DHNS
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A minor landslide on the service road of the Outer Ring Road that leads to Mysore Road metro station from Nagarbhavi circle, due to heavy rain on wee hours of Monday. DH Photo
A minor landslide on the service road of the Outer Ring Road that leads to Mysore Road metro station from Nagarbhavi circle, due to heavy rain on wee hours of Monday. DH Photo

A minor landslide and a wall collapse near Nagarbhavi circle in the wee hours of Monday after the heavy rain has left residents in the area frightened.

The landslide occurred on the service road of the Outer Ring Road that leads to Mysore Road metro station from Nagarbhavi circle. No casualties have been reported.

Following the landslide, a compound wall collapsed at Vidya Giri Nagar in the locality. A big tree has also come crashing down.

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“No casualties were reported as the incident happened in the wee hours. At any normal day, there will be a frequent movement of vehicles on this road, and there were all chances of someone getting injured if this had happened then,” said Suhas, a resident of Nagarabhavi.

The residents quickly informed the civic body about the traffic pile up on service road after which the BBMP officials rushed to the spot and cleared debris.

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(Published 24 September 2018, 23:06 IST)