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Rs 5,000-cr plan to prevent damage by heavy rains, flooding in Bengaluru

Belagavi: A permanent plan worth Rs 5,000 crore has been formulated to prevent the damage caused by heavy rains and flooding in areas under the jurisdiction of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, announced Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda. The Minister explained that flood-prone areas in Bengaluru have been identified, and measures are being implemented to improve stormwater drains and residential …

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Widespread moderate to heavy rains in Chennai, parts of city waterlogged

CHENNAI: Chennai witnessed widespread moderate rainfall with heavy spells recording an average rainfall of around 10 cm from Wednesday night to Thursday evening. While places like Vyasarpadi, Muthamil Nagar in Kodungaiyur, Koyembedu market and Sterling road, among others faced water stagnation, sources reported that the corporation officials were engaged in draining out the water using motor pumps. Yet, in places …

Unfinished work on a storm water drain in A.K. Gopalan Colony Road has resulted in heavy waterlogging and frequent accidents in this neighbourhood of high-rise apartments and office buildings in Bengaluru. Sanjeevini Vaibhav Apartment’s main gate is situated right next to the waterlogged area, due to which residents fear for the safety of their children. We are worried about their …

Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency on Wednesday for five counties due to heavy flooding in southern Florida just the day after he cut $205 million in stormwater, wastewater, and sewer projects from the state's budget. Heavy rains caused by a disorganized tropical system have inundated southern and western Florida since Tuesday, bringing more than a foot of rain …

When is it safe to swim in the ocean or a river after heavy rain?

PMK founder S. Ramadoss on Thursday, November 30, 2023 said the stormwater drain systems have struggled to relieve water stagnation in Chennai and its suburbs, and called for review and changes to be made in the systems. In a statement, he pointed out that Chennai had witnessed heavy rains on Wednesday, perhaps for the first time after the completion of …

The Karnataka High Court has come to the aid of a woman by directing the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike to issue death certificate of her husband, an excavator operator with BBMP who was washed away in heavy rain while working in a stormwater drain in 2017. The counsel for BBMP opposed the plea saying there is a procedure which is …

In a recent development, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and the Delhi government engaged in a heated exchange regarding the issue of waterlogging in the city caused by heavy rainfall. Amid the developments, let’s take a look at what causes waterlogging in Delhi each year during rainy season, and possible solutions to the problem: Absence of Master Drainage Plan What …

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Despite the heavy rain and chaos, how did the Electronic City, one of Bengaluru’s first major information technology hubs, keep itself safer compared to the relatively new IT parks on Outer Ring Road? Mohandas Pai, former Infosys director and Chairman of Aarin capital, who has also been actively working on resolving several civic issues in Bengaluru, has a simple answer: …

On September 6, Bengaluru experienced traffic bottlenecks, power outages and flooded houses as a result of additional rain during an unusually heavy monsoon season. Heavy rainfall in Bengaluru Only a few millimetres separated Bengaluru's August 2022 rainfall total from the all-time high of 387.1 mm set in August 1998. The Outer Ring Road, also known as the Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar …

Certain localities are hitched to an unfortunate star, one that shines enough to draw attention only in distressing circumstances. Last year, during a heavy spell in December, Greater Chennai Corporation got a boat to chug-chug through VC Garden First Street and Second Street to reach essential supplies to residents. “The regular stormwater drains cannot be laid in these streets,” says …