In the wake of the recent rains damaging the Madikeri-Mangaluru Highway with a crack developing on the road near Sampaje, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha submitted a memorandum to Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi yesterday and sought immediate repair of the road along with the construction of a retaining wall on the stretch.

The Minister consented to the appeal and issued orders to release funds for necessary repair works.