Wood pieces carried in Arjun's lorry found; next two hours very crucial

SHIRUR: The strong undercurrents of the Gangavali river are hampering the rescue operations for Arjun of Kozhikode, who went missing after the landslide at Shirur in Karnataka. Reports said the divers are not able to hold the dinghy boats at the place where the truck was found. The next two hours are crucial.

IBOD tests have received signals confirming the presence of metal under the river. This was confirmed by the mission team. Trying to find the cabin of the truck. A search by the navy down the river to find the truck will not happen soon. The officials informed that the divers are not able to go deeper.

Meantime, the lorry owner Manaf responded that pieces of wood which were in the vehicle have been found. Four pieces of wood were found 12 km away. PA 1 is written on the wood and was identified by it.

The officials hoped to complete the operation by this evening. However, the weather is unfavourable. There is a rain warning in Uttara Kannada today. The weather turned villain when the mission reached its critical phase yesterday.

Karnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda and the army confirmed yesterday at 3.30 pm that the truck was found at a depth of 20 meters on the banks of the Gangavali river adjacent to the national highway, during the navy's sonar and the army's radar scans. Arjun has been missing for ten days.