Nanjangud/ Mandya: Thanks to heavy rainfall, two canals breached in the last 48 hours destroying standing crops of paddy and sugarcane. While the Virija Canal breached near Srirangapatna, Hullahalli Canal breached near Nanjangud.
Over 20 acres of agricultural land were damaged after Hullahalli Canal or Ramapura Canal at Shankarapura Layout in Nanjangud Taluk breached on the night of Sept. 5. Heavy rain that lashed the region caused the breach of the Canal that resulted in rainwater entering the fields and causing extensive damage to the crops. The breach was observed at the 23rd kilometre.
