Heavy rain battered components of Bengaluru once more on Monday night, inflicting flooding and a number of other kilometre-long visitors jams.
The Bangalore Water Provide and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has warned of water provide disruption in a number of areas of the town for at the moment and tomorrow.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai can be visiting the TK Halli unit of Bengaluru Water Board in Mandya district that may handle the ingesting water provide to Bengaluru metropolis because of the dashing of water into the unit following heavy rain on Sunday evening.
“I’m leaving for Mandya quickly after the Lecturers’ day perform to evaluate the scenario. BWSSB Chairman, engineers, and secretary of the city growth division are already despatched to the unit. The officers of the Mandya district are busy in draining out water from the pumping station. The scenario is anticipated to return below management by night. The technical workforce is engaged on the emergency mode to restart the equipment. I’ll go to and provides vital directions,” Mr Bommai advised information company ANI.
A number of lakes within the metropolis had been overflowing and stormwater drains had been flooded, affecting the low-lying areas the place water entered homes.
The infrastructure growth within the metropolis has not saved up with perennial visitors jams and unplanned building on the dried-up beds of lakes resulting in frequent flooding even after average rainfall, complain metropolis firms.
“Current rain in Bengaluru has been extraordinary. The BS Bommai-led authorities is actively monitoring the problem and dealing exhausting to resolve it as quickly as potential. A thriving metropolis that has been frequently rising for many years is sure to face sure infrastructure points,” mentioned Dr Ashwathnarayan CN, IT Minister.
Earlier at the moment, authorities deployed rubber dinghies to ferry folks round and pictures on social media confirmed tractors getting used to move travellers from the airport.
The Outer Ring Street Firms Affiliation (ORRCA), the umbrella group for the IT sector, suggested staff to earn a living from home whereas many faculties and faculties had been shut.
