Tiruvarur temple’s tank wall collapses
The Hindu
Over 100 feet of the wall has collapsed; HR&CE Minister to visit on Tuesday
The wall of Kamalalyam, the tank of the Tiruvarur Thiyagarajaswamy temple, collapsed in the early hours of Monday.
“It collapsed because of heavy rain. Officials have already gone there and I will visit Tiruvarur on Tuesday. More than 100 feet of the wall has collapsed,” Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister P. K. Sekarbabu told The Hindu.
Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada MP, on Saturday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to facilitate speeding up of ongoing critical infrastructure works in the region, including Mangaluru-Bengaluru NH 75 widening, establishment of Indian Coast Guard Academy, and merger of Konkan Railway Corporation with the Indian Railways.