Search for Arjun likely to start on Thursday, tug boat with dredger leaves from Goa

SHIRUR: The search for Arjun, a native of Thrissur, who went missing in the landslide on the national highway in Karnataka, is progressing again. A tugboat with a dredger left Goa to retrieve the lorry believed to be Arjun's from the Gangavali River. The tug boat left for Karwar at dawn today. It is concluded that the boat will reach Karwar port by evening. If the weather is favorable, the dredger may start working on Thursday. The search will be resumed by bringing the dredger and removing the soil from the river.

The North Kannada district administration will hold a meeting tomorrow to assess the rescue operation. District Collector Lakshmi Priya, SP M Narayana, MLA Satish Sale and Dredger Company officials will attend the meeting. It has been decided to take the dredger during low tide in the Gangavali River. Earlier it was announced that the tugboat with the dredger would leave on Monday, but it left this morning. In Wednesday's meeting, a decision will be taken on seeking the help of the nnavy and local fishermen including Eshwar Malpe.

Arjun, a native of Kannadikkal in Kozhikode, went missing in the landslide in Karnataka on July 16. Even after two months have passed since the youth went missing, the search continues inconclusively. The family is waiting with hope that Arjun will be found in the search led by dredger.