<p class="bodytext">As many as 20 families are in distress following landslides that occurred on August 9 at Devaragudda near Kalasa.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“We heard a loud noise during landslides. The landslides coupled with flash flood have washed down driftwood and boulders," said the residents.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Five acres of coffee plantations of Rayappa Gowda and Krishne Gowda on survey number 176 have been damaged. Coffee plants, arecanut trees, pepper vines have been destroyed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A godown belonging to Rayappa Gowda was buried in the heaps of soil. Huge boulders from landslides have also damaged coffee plantations of Channappa Gowda and Manjunath Achar.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Landslides have occurred at 15 to 20 places in the village. The 20 families have deserted the village and are now staying in the houses of their relatives in Kalasa.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gram Panchayat member Bhaskar has urged the authorities to shift the residents of Bilugodu in Devaragudda to the safer areas.</p>
<p class="bodytext">As many as 20 families are in distress following landslides that occurred on August 9 at Devaragudda near Kalasa.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“We heard a loud noise during landslides. The landslides coupled with flash flood have washed down driftwood and boulders," said the residents.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Five acres of coffee plantations of Rayappa Gowda and Krishne Gowda on survey number 176 have been damaged. Coffee plants, arecanut trees, pepper vines have been destroyed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A godown belonging to Rayappa Gowda was buried in the heaps of soil. Huge boulders from landslides have also damaged coffee plantations of Channappa Gowda and Manjunath Achar.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Landslides have occurred at 15 to 20 places in the village. The 20 families have deserted the village and are now staying in the houses of their relatives in Kalasa.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gram Panchayat member Bhaskar has urged the authorities to shift the residents of Bilugodu in Devaragudda to the safer areas.</p>