On July 18, multiple landslips hit the road stretch between Sakleshpur and Marenahalli affecting traffic movement. But this is not the first time it is happening. The incident is one of many, repeatedly occurring on the 10-km stretch of NH 75.
Even a decade after the 185-km Nelamangala-Hassan stretch of Bengaluru-Mangaluru National Highway 75 was made four-lane, the remaining about 125 km stretch between Hassan and B.C. Road near Mangaluru sees regular road-widening work.
Portions of the under-construction highway are damaged at several places on the outskirts of Sakleshpur town.
Residents believe unscientific hill cutting, both for highway widening and execution of
the Yettinahole Water Diversion project in this region, triggers landslips following heavy rains.
The endless work on this stretch with no solution in sight has impacted the lives of people all along the stretch. Similarly, Uttara Kannada has also been in the news for a major landslip in Shirur taluk that has claimed the lives of close to 10 people.
We speak to locals, drivers and people who run businesses in the region to find out how this has impacted their livelihoods.
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Reporting: Sathish GT, Anil Kumar Sastry
Video: K Bhagya Prakash, HS Manjunath
Production: Ravichandran N.
Voiceover: Nalme Nachiyar
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