Life-Safety Intelligence for IndiaTadadi is a fishing harbour at the mouth of the Aghanashini river in Kumta taluk, Uttara Kannada district, a few kilometres from the pilgrim and beach town of Gokarna. This guide puts the emergency numbers, the nearest fire stations and the main local risks on one page, with dated examples from the area.
Checked 28 Oct 2026 Incidents update automatically. Emergency card for the fridge or your phone112: Single emergency number in Karnataka · 101: Fire and Emergency Services. If it does not connect, call 112 · 108: If it does not connect, call 112 · 100: Also reachable through 112
Print the Tadadi (Gokarna area) emergency card for the fridge or the front door, and cut out the wallet cards. It holds 112, 101, the ambulance and police numbers, and the Tadadi (Gokarna area) fire, disaster and civic numbers from this guide. There are blank lines for your family contacts and the nearest hospital.
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Checked 28 October 2026. Numbers can change; re-check them before you rely on them.
On 27 October 2026 three fishermen died at Tadadi harbour after workers went into a boat's fish storage compartment to clean it and reported trouble breathing; two others were pulled out, one of them critical, and Gokarna police registered a case. Suffocation is suspected but the cause is not confirmed, so treat the air in any closed hold, tank or ice room as unsafe until proven otherwise.
In April 2025 two final-year medical students were swept away by strong waves at Kudle beach while watching the sunset, and police registered a case of negligence over the guide who took the group to the spot. Lifeguards at Gokarna beaches have also rescued swimmers in trouble, so the sea here is rougher than it looks.
On 11 June 2017 heavy rain brought mud and boulders down from a cliff beside NH 66 at Tandrakuli village in Kumta taluk, killing three children and wrecking at least eight roadside houses. Residents blamed unscientific highway work for the slide.
District disaster planning names heavy-rain floods in the coastal taluks, floods from dam releases, and cyclones and sea erosion every year as hazards. Tadadi sits where the Aghanashini river meets the sea, so boats and harbour workers feel both rough sea and a swollen river.
On 21 January 2019 a boat carrying 33 passengers back from a temple island festival capsized near Karwar, the district headquarters; 14 people died, including three children, and 18 were rescued. Karwar is well north of Tadadi, but it shows how fast a crowded boat can turn into a major rescue.
4 stations. Tap Call to ring the station office.
| Station | Area | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Karwar | Uttara Kannada district · Kajubag Road, Karwar 581301 | Call08382-226655 |
| Kumta | Uttara Kannada district · Kumta town | Call08386-224567 |
| Ankola | Uttara Kannada district · Ankola town | Call08388-230888 |
| Honnavar | Uttara Kannada district · Honnavar town | Call08387-220888 |
Neither Tadadi nor Gokarna has a fire station of its own on the list. Kumta is nearest, about 13 km from Tadadi in a straight line, and the road is longer; Karwar, Ankola and Honnavar are further away. Numbers may have changed since they were printed. In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first; station lines are office numbers.
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