Summary:
MADIKERI: With its scattered population, hilly terrain landslides and limited connectivity, the Kodagu mayhem is a major challenge for rescue and relief teams. Rescuers have to make rope ways to cross rivers.People stuck in isolated areas: Rescue personnel have to depend on locals for information. A column of the Dogra Regiment of the Indian Army, NDRF , SDRF, civil defence and many others are working in relief operations in the district. District administration officials too are helpless since they have no exact record of the number of people in estates. They are so attached to the house or village they live in.”Continuing bad weather has hampered search operations..