Ankola (Karnataka): A dredger will be brought from Goa to aid the search operation to find Arjun, a native of Kozhikode, who went missing in a landslide in Shirur. The decision was taken in a review meeting chaired by Karwar MLA Satish Krishna Sail, Manjeswaram MLA AKM Ashraf, Uttara Kannada District Collector, and other officials.
The dredger from Goa is expected to arrive in the landslide-hit area by Monday. The district administration has announced that the Karnataka Government will cover the cost of transporting the dredger, which is estimated to be Rs 50 lakh.
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The review meeting concluded that the dredger will help remove large stones, soil, and trees from the Gangavali River, making the search operations more efficient.
Meanwhile, search operations will pause on Thursday due to the national holiday. The search will resume until the dredger arrives on Monday, with efforts led by the Navy and diver Eshwar Malpe.
The search for Arjun, a native of Kozhikode, who went missing in a landslide in Karnataka, finally resumed on Tuesday. The team led by underwater search and recovery expert Eshwar Malpe commenced a search in the Gangavali River.
Later, Eshwar Malpe recovered a part of the vehicle from the river. The object, identified as a jack-lift, was retrieved from the same area where the lorry’s signal had previously been detected. Manaf, the owner of the lorry driven by Arjun, confirmed that the jack-lift belongs to the vehicle.
Parts of another tanker’s lorry door that had drifted away have also been located. Indian Navy divers have now recovered additional parts that are suspected to belong to the missing vehicle. However, the Navy is yet to confirm whether the objects belongs to Arjun’s lorry.
According to a defence ministry statement, the naval divers recovered parts of a truck during their diving operations.
“Presence of significant debris, heavy boulders, trees etc that are piled up on top of the probable positions, and this may require dredging. The diving and survey teams from the Indian Navy continue to remain deployed in Shirur and are coordinating their search efforts closely with the district administration.
“The Indian Navy remains committed to supporting the search operations until all objectives are achieved and normalcy is restored,” the statement said.
It further said that the Navy began the diving operations on the request from the Karwar district administration.
It also said that diving operations were possible due to reduced river currents and extensive imagery analysis undertaken using underwater sonars.
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