Mysore/Mysuru, May 30 -- Complaints pour in on MCC Helpline number; Abhaya personnel attend cases speedily

The thunderstorm accompanied by heavy wind in the district last night, brought many trees down in various parts of the city and rural areas.

Barring the damage to public properties, fortunately no casualties were reported.

In Mysuru city alone, over 20 tree fall cases were reported, along with the clogging of Underground Drainage (UGD) lines, resulting in overflowing of sewage water, on the roads. The three Abhaya teams of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), which was split into two, worked in two shifts and attended the complaints received on MCC helpline number, on priority. While 16 complaints were received last night, four more com...