Landslide in Agumbe Ghat, traffic disrupted

Mangalore Today News Network

Udupi, July 10, 2022: A landslide occurred on the third hairpin curve from the Someshwara side on Agumbe Ghat on Sunday morning following heavy rain. This has caused vehicular disruption on National Highway 169A. The Highway connects Udupi and Shivamogga districts.

The Forest Department and the National Highway Authority of India personnel are clearing the road.

Traffic on the ghat section is being diverted. Vehicles moving from Shivamogga to Udupi are being diverted to the Siddapura route. Vehicles are being stopped at the Agumbe Ghat check post and at the Someshwar check post.

Hebri police personnel and other officials are on the scene and the work to remove the debris from the road is ongoing. There are apprehensions of further landslides on the road and the ghat section is temporarily closed, an official involved in the operation said.

Many motorists were caught unaware of the landslip and closure of the road. Some vehicles, which moved onto the Agumbe Ghat section, had to return back.