Madikeri: The roof of the Virajpet municipal office collapsed on Tuesday due to continuous rainfall on Monday night and Tuesday morning, but no one was injured.The office was functioning at 10.30 am when it collapsed. The municipal office building is old, and the roof of the office was damaged by rain as it was poorly maintained. In the current situation, a plastic sheet has been placed over the building, making it difficult to carry out office work.Since it is the rainy season and work cannot be carried out in the municipal office in the current situation, and since public work needs to be carried out, in the interest of the staff and the public, the MLA AS Ponnanna and officials requested that the new PWD building constructed near the IB, which is located at a distance, be temporarily used for official work.Meanwhile, the wall of a house in Katakeri village, Sampaje hobli, collapsed due to rain and wind. Revenue officials visited the spot and inspected it.In another incident, the back wall of a house in Kanbail Baichanahalli village collapsed. The revenue inspector and panchayat development officer visited and inspected it.
