Record Rains Once Again Inundate Bengaluru, Citizens Fume Over Inaction By Authorities
Heavy rains brought the Karnataka capital to a standstill once again on Tuesday, with Outer Ring Road and Bellandur among the worst affected. Schools and other educational institutions remained closed on Tuesday due to the incessant rains. The heavy rains and flooding also brought Bengaluru's traffic to a standstill as commuters were left stranded on the roads for hours due to waterlogging and fallen trees.
It is the same old story in Bengaluru - heavy rains, flooded roads, and houses and people left to fend for themselves.
Heavy rains brought the Karnataka capital to a standstill once again on Tuesday, with Outer Ring Road and Bellandur among the worst affected.
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Schools and other educational institutions remained closed on Tuesday due to the incessant rains.
The heavy rains and flooding also brought Bengaluru's traffic to a standstill as commuters were left stranded on the roads for hours due to waterlogging and fallen trees.
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Angry citizens hit out
Yet another heavy spell of rains that exposed the vulnerabilities of the IT hub has residents fuming.
#Bengaluru contributes 43% to #Karnataka #Economy, sill #Bengaluru is the most neglected. It's shameful to see city going to the drains literally, pathetic #Infra, horrible #Traffic, #Potholes killing our city.#bengalururains @narendramodi@BSBommaihttps://t.co/XSRTXRjpz0
¡ª Rupam Sarkar (@rupamsarkar) August 31, 2022
Is that #BelandurLake? Nope that's just the flooded #OuterRingRoad.
¡ª Sandeep Ohri (@sandeepohri) August 31, 2022
The recent downpour in #Bengaluru drowned out quite a few low lying areas.
Of course, no one will be held responsible & this show will just go on... (Hindu)#thecuratednews #bengalururains @darshandevaiahB pic.twitter.com/N5P9LomtO5
Today morning #ORR , water coming out in force from Sarjapur side @BBMPAdmn @BBMPCOMM @BSBommai clear #Illegal construction, find space for #natural waterways. Please take action, stop man made #disasters #bengalururains pic.twitter.com/llsSoaVcfO
¡ª Pamli Deka (@PamliDeka) August 31, 2022
Situation on #Bellandur Outer Ring Road (near Ecospace) remain the same. #BengaluruRains
¡ª Pushkar V (@pushkarv) August 31, 2022
?? https://t.co/KBg1Nha7Jd
My friend said it took 3 hours 45 minutes yesterday morning for him to cover last one km of journey where there was water logging. #bengalururains https://t.co/lpmck1i1BB
¡ª Sreeharsha (@nanoharsha) August 31, 2022
Clip from Silicon Valley of india...
¡ª shivanghi? (@shivanghi) August 31, 2022
One should drive carefully.... #Bengaluru #bengalururains pic.twitter.com/i2lIzF2u4d
Silicon Valley"Bengaluru"has been flooded badly due to corruption,illegal approvals,constructions,politicians&more coz of which common man has to suffer,nothing new in India
¡ª Mahammuddin Shaik (@MahammuddinS) August 30, 2022
Bengaluru doesn't care of his own city#Bengaluru #bengalururains #bengalurutraffic #karma #KarnatakaRains
#bengalururains #bangalorerains #rainraingoaway Horrible traffic in ORR , 10.8 kms=4 hrs drive ?? pic.twitter.com/VlYIvGsisf
¡ª rashmi (@rashmi23577523) August 30, 2022
Stop blaming people living in the city for this mess. It is incompetency and corruption of bureaucrats, builders, politicians successive local admin, and state governments that had led to this. Don't forgot #Bengaluru/KA is one of highest taxes cities in India. #bengalururains
¡ª Tinu Cherian Abraham (@tinucherian) August 31, 2022
Walking from Mahadevapura to Bellandur will only take you 1 min longer today. pic.twitter.com/Fik3Iw211m
¡ª Sahil Mathew (@Sahilregimathew) August 30, 2022
Loses due to rains in Karnataka this year
Meanwhile on Tuesday the Karnataka government said that the estimated rain-related losses since June to the tune of Rs 7,647.13 crore, and will be sending a proposal to the Centre seeking a relief of Rs 1,012.5 crore as per National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) norms.
It will also ask the Union government to depute an Inter-Ministerial Central Team to assess damages caused by rains, floods and landslides in the State, Revenue Minister R Ashoka said on Tuesday.
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"A total of 23,794 houses have been damaged and crop loss is to the tune of 5.8 lakh hectares since June, so far. So we will be requesting for a central relief of Rs 1,012.5 crore as per NDRF norms. This does not include the losses due to rains in the last few days," Ashoka said.
Detailing the compensation being provided by the State to those affected by rains, he said, the government is with the affected people and will provide all possible assistance in rebuilding their lives.
"We will get central relief, but the Chief Minister has given instructions to provide immediate relief without waiting for Central assistance," he said, adding that there have been rains and related flooding and landslides successively during the last five years.
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Record rains in 2022
Since June 1, Karnataka has received 820 mm of rainfall, affecting 27 districts and 187 villages, impacting a population of 29,967; while nine mm rainfall has been recorded in the last 24 hours affecting 20 villages in Ramanagara, Chamarajanagara and Mandya districts, impacting lives of 3,000 people.
According to the Minister, a total of 96 people have lost their lives, while three are missing due to rain-related incidents since June; three people have died in the last 24 hours alone.
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Bobins Abraham is the Assistant News Editor at Indiatimes. He has more than twelve years of experience in TV and digital journalism. An avid student of history and geopolitics, he is a conservationist and environmentalist at heart. He writes on environment, sustainability, human-animal conflict and more.
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