Summary:
Villagers say the 57-year-old bridge gets submerged if the Tungabhadra Board releases more than 1 lakh cusecs of water a day.The bridge, measuring 1,934ft long, 22ft wide and 38ft tall, connects Kampli of Ballari district and Gangavathi of Koppal district. BALLARI: People of Kampli and Gangavathi taluks in North Karnataka have urged the government to increase the height of the bridge connecting the two villages to avoid being damaged, due to the release of water from Tungabhadra reservoir in Hospet. We have requested local MLAs and senior government officers to allot special funds to build a new bridge,” the engineer added. According to an engineer, the new bridge has to be built at a new place or at the same place after razing the old one. “Heavy vehicles continue to ply, the shape of the bridge notwithstanding..