This picturesque village is in dire need of infrastructure

Hadavu doesn’t have all-weather roads; lone minor bridge has collapsed

This landmass of over 300 acres surrounded on three sides by the Souparnika could have been an attractive tourist destination with vast extents of paddy fields, coconut groves and river channels; but for all-weather roads and a minor bridge. Welcome to Hadavu hamlet in Nada-Padukone village under Byndoor Assembly constituency where about 250 families with a population of around 1,500 live primarily on agriculture. Located a stone’s throw away from National Highway 66 along the famous Trasi-Maravanthe beachfront, the locality is separated from the mainland by the Souparnika. Though a bridge across the Souparnika near Maharajaswamy Varahaswamy Temple of Maravanthe constructed by then MLA K. Gopal Poojary in 2017 provided connectivity to Nada-Padukone, interior roads, including that of Hadavu, have remained in a pathetic condition. A minor bridge across a channel between the Souparnika on the eastern and western sides collapsed during last year floods; the makeshift bridge has been nightmare particularly during heavy rains, rues Girija Shedthi, a resident. The roads inside the hamlet were not good either as the residents were forced to wade through rainwater and slush, she lamented.