Mangaluru: Due to continuous heavy rains since last one week, the short bridge connecting Elinje of Mulki Taluk’s Aikala Gram Panchayat area has been cut off. Due to the disconnection the villagers are facing difficulty. There is a Sri Lakshmi Janardhana Temple nearby and many devotees coming to the Temple, have to pass through this short bridge.
The bridge is used by the children on foot and in case of heavy rains, the bridge inundates and they have to take detours. Now this short bridge is cracked all over and even after many years of its collapse the construction of the new bridge has not been implemented and meanwhile the collapsed bridge is of constant danger.
The villagers have expressed outrage against the local panchayat and people’s representatives. The local people have been demanding for the construction of a short bridge from the past 4 years but it has not been implemented. Now, the locals have urged representatives, Tahasildar and MLA to visit the place and provide a permanent solution for the reconstruction of the short bridge.