Periyapatna: Over 35 houses that were built by the State Government for tribals living at the border areas of the forest were damaged last night due to heavy rain that pounded Periyapatna and surrounding areas. Most of the houses at Uthanahalli Girijana Colony had asbestos sheets as the roof and gusty winds blew the sheets away that were not fixed properly.
Heavy rain, accompanied by thunder, lightning and winds which began at about 6 pm lasted till about 7.30 pm and it left a trail of destruction. While asbestos sheets of most of the houses flew away, the houses that had tiled roofs developed cracks.
