Traffic movement on the Pune-Bengaluru national highway near Kognoli on the state’s borders with Maharashtra came to a halt with river Vedganga flooding about one kilometre stretch since early hours of Tuesday.
Road movement towards Ram Nagar in Uttara Kannada too stopped in Khanapur with river Malaprabha flooding the bridge on the outskirts of Khanapur town.
Water inflow into river Krishna and its tributaries increased by to over 3.25 lakh cusecs on Tuesday that further worsened the flood situation. Jugal and surrounding villages at the base of Hippargi barrage got marooned and boats were used to evacuate the residents to safety.
