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BELAGAVI: Hundreds of farmers in Belagavi district’s Bailhongal taluk don’t cross the Malaprabha on the recently constructed bridge . Thanks to petitions by villagers, the government has now deployed a boat that’s operated by Dastgeersaab. Hunasikatti village in Bailhongal taluk is home to hundreds of mainly agricultural families, who have their fields on the other side of the river. If the Malaprabha does not have enough water — which is often the case in non-rainy season — then it’s easy for villagers to trudge across the river.During peak monsoon , it’s dangerous to cross the river on boat, but villagers spend more time reaching the bridge and then walking towards their farmland. “A new bridge would cost Rs 2 crore..