Karnataka: NH-275 closed due to landslide risk

Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 18 (ANI): The Superintendent of Police (SP) of Dakshina Kannada district has announced the closure of National Highway 275 between Sampaje and Madikeri due to the possibility of landslides and rock falls.
The restriction will be in place from July 18 to July 22, every day from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM the next day as a precautionary measure.
All types of vehicles, except emergency services and disaster-related work, are prohibited from travelling on this route during these hours.
The police said that vehicles travelling to Mysuru, Bengaluru, and other places via Dakshina Kannada district are advised to use the alternative route via Charmadi Ghat Kotigehara.
The district administration has taken this measure to ensure the safety of travellers and prevent any potential accidents. Commuters are requested to cooperate and plan their journey accordingly.
Meanwhile, four people were killed and three others went missing in a massive landslide triggered by heavy rains in the Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka, a senior officer said.
The landslide occurred near Shirur village in Ankola Taluk on National Highway 66 on Tuesday.
Seven people include four members of a family, Uttara Kannada Deputy Commissioner Lakshmi Priya told ANI on Wednesday.
"There was a major landslide in Shirur in Ankola Talluk. There was a tea stall with five members: husband, wife, two children and one elderly person. The landslide had happened on the opposite side of the river. There were two houses, in which one person was missing," she said.
"So these six people and there were gas tankers, of which one driver was suspected to be missing. Of these seven people, we have recovered four bodies. Three people are still missing," DC Priya added. (ANI)