On July 16, 2024, incessant monsoon rains triggered a extreme landslide at Shilur, 40 km south of Karwar in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, inflicting extreme injury together with Kumta and Nationwide Freeway 66 is closed between Kawar. The landslide brought on a number of autos, together with a Hindustan Petroleum Company (HPCL) tanker, to be swept into the close by Gangavelli river.
The North Kannada district administration rapidly requested help from the Indian Navy to find and salvage the lacking HPCL tanker.
The Indian Navy responded swiftly and dispatched two diving groups, together with 12 divers and 6 hydrographers, geared up with inflatable boats and mandatory gear from Karwar Naval Base to Shirur.
In a joint operation with the Nationwide Catastrophe Response Pressure (NDRF), naval personnel salvaged the HPCL LPG tanker on July 17, 2024. .
Since July 19, 2024, an Indian Navy staff geared up with high-resolution sonar has been working tirelessly to seek out one other lacking truck, which was recovered by Kerala native Arjun Moladikuri Driving by Arjun Mooladikuzhiyil. “Robust currents within the river, falling particles from the mountains and opposed climate circumstances made looking out the riverbed troublesome,” the Indian Navy mentioned in an official assertion.
The Indian Navy, NDRF and district administration are conducting a coordinated response to find the lacking individuals and vans within the landslide-affected areas.
