Karnataka: Bagalkot braves flood to celebrate 73rd Independence Day
As Karnataka continues to battle monsoon fury, the death toll mounted to 61, according to the data released by Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC).
People in Shurpali village in Bagalkot district in Karnataka, which has been reeling under extensive flooding due to incessant rains, on Thursday celebrateed India's 73rd Independence Day with utmost joy and fervour.
The floods in the Shurpali village failed to dampen the high spirits of the residents, as they hoisted the national flag even in the floodwaters on the occasion of Independence Day.
The flag was hoisted with the utmost respect at three places in the village including village panchayat, a government school and near a youth organization office in Jamakhandi Taluq of Bagalkote. Many villagers unfurled the tricolour while standing in the knee-deep water.
Pictures of the flood-affected Shurpali village celebrating the Independence Day were shared by news agency ANI. In one of the pictures, some villagers were seen hoisting and holding the national flag on a boat.
Karnataka: #IndependenceDay celebrated by locals in flood-affected Shurpali village in Bagalkot district. pic.twitter.com/au2WTT8fil ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2019
Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa had recently visited relief camps in Mudhol sub-divisional zone of Bagalkot district.
On August 5, the chief minister had conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in north Karnataka to review relief and rescue operations, which are currently underway in the state.
As Karnataka continues to battle monsoon fury, the death toll mounted to 61, according to the data released by Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC).
In the 22 flood battered districts, the maximum deaths have occurred in Belagavi, where 15 were killed. According to the data, at least 14 people remain missing. Out of the people rescued, as many as 3, 75,663 people are currently lodged in over 1, 096 relief camps.