Flood Protection works for Chikkamagalur district
``Flood Protection works for the Banks of River Hemavathi at Banakal town and six village's viz. Bankenahalli, Hyaragudda, Bakkihala, Mugrehalli, Kittlegrandi and Subramanya villages in Chikkamagalur district of Karnataka''.
An official release said, water levels in major rivers Krishna, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, Doodhganga, Vedganga and Markendeya have begun to rise and a list of villages on the banks of these rivers prone to floods, as per previous records, has been prepared and precautionary measures have been taken.