Overview

• Heavy overnight rainfall triggered multiple landslips between Sakleshpur and Maranahalli on NH75, halting hundreds of vehicles and stranding passengers.
• Teams from the National Highways Authority of India and Hassan district administration cleared debris and reopened the highway by Thursday morning.
• Vehicles bound for Mangaluru and Bengaluru are being rerouted via Charmadi Ghat, Belur-Mudigere and Sampaje to maintain traffic flow.
• The India Meteorological Department has issued orange alerts for coastal and hilly districts in Karnataka and Kerala, leading to school closures in several taluks.
• Officials have identified 12 landslip-prone points along the NH75 stretch and will commence scientific slope stabilization work after the rainy season.