A tank at Thattekere village near Hassan breached on Saturday night and flooded residential areas and agricultural fields nearby. A road connecting the village to Hassan developed cracks. The rains that lashed the parts of Hassan taluk increased the water level in the tank leading to the breach.
The tank provides water for agricultural lands adjacent to Thattekere, Deve Gowda Nagar and other localities. Following the incident, land where paddy, ragi, ginger were cultivated were inundated.
Preetham Gowda, MLA; Shivashankarappa, tahsildar; and officers of Hassan Zilla Panchayat visited the place and assured the villagers of measures to restore the tank.
The villagers appealed to the officers and people’s representatives to stop the movement of vehicles on the road. Those residing in the houses close to the tank are worried about their safety.