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Schools to remain closed today in flood-hit parts of Bengaluru: 10 points

September 7, 2022
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The torrential rains in Bangalore for two consecutive days have created panic.

Bangalore:
Schools will remain closed in some parts of Bengaluru today as the city grapples with unprecedented floods for three consecutive days. Rapid and unplanned urbanization has led to heavy flooding in many parts of the country’s IT capital.

Here are the top 10 points of this big story:

  1. Information Technology Minister Dr. Ashwat Narayan will hold a meeting with the IT sector in the Vidhan Sabha today at 5 pm to discuss the floods in the IT Corridor.

  2. Parts of the city that have global companies and domestic start-ups are under water. However, operations have remained unaffected, as most organisations, which have a hybrid work environment, asked employees to log in from home.

  3. Incessant rains for two consecutive days have created panic in the city, especially on the IT corridor and main roads.

  4. Roads were blocked in nearby residential areas and water and power lines were snapped. Tractors were pressed into service to rescue residents in some posh housing colonies.

  5. Dramatic videos of rescues, flooded roads and homes, submerged expensive cars dominated social media throughout the day.

  6. Flight operations returned to normal at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport after being hit by heavy rains.

  7. Waterlogging in the city has brought into focus the consequences of unplanned urbanization. The Bengaluru civic body has identified encroachments on 500 storm water drains, which have now left the city suffocating in water.

  8. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has blamed the “misrule” of the previous Congress government for the situation. He said he has allowed “right-left-center” construction activities in lake areas, tank dams and buffer zones. He said the BJP government has taken up the challenge of setting things right and allocated Rs 1,500 crore for the development of storm drains.

  9. Between September 1 and 5, some areas of Bengaluru received 150 per cent more rainfall than normal. Bommai said Mahadevapura, Bommanahalli and KR Puram have received 307 per cent more rainfall. “This was the highest rainfall in the last 42 years. All 164 tanks in Bengaluru have been filled,” he said.

  10. “The floods are confined to only 5-6 sq km in 800 sq km area of ​​Bengaluru. Out of the eight areas, only Mahadevapura area has been severely affected. We have about 20 boats and equal number of pumps to rescue and evacuate people. Water. Action is taken to remove the obstacles in the way of water to prevent floods,” tweeted Tushar Giri Nath, the city’s civic body chief.