Heavy rain throws normal life out of gear in Karwar

Karwar: Heavy rain lashed Uttara Kannada district on Wedensday and Karwar taluk bore the brunt of the rain.
Normal life was disturbed in Karwar city where water entered low-lying reas. People blamed the local administration as roads were half-dug in several areas which compounded their woes.
Water entered houses near Karwar port and Aligadda areas. In June just as the monsoon began, people in these areas faced similar problms. Several houses in the area were marooned with water entering these houses. Paddy crop was completely destroyed in Bhaira area of Karwar taluk. In Bargal village, large tracts of sugarcane fields were inundated with water destroying the crops.
Houses around the INS Kadamba naval base in Arga village too were marooned.