Chief Minister reviews rain preparedness in Bengaluru
The Hindu
Seeks report from BBMP on short-term and long-term interventions required to prevent flooding during rains
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has ordered Bengaluru’s civic body to submit a report on short-term and long-term interventions required to prevent flooding following rains in the city. He had specifically asked Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to identify stretches where the retention wall of storm water drains is weak and giving way causing flooding, and pockets where water gushes into homes.
“I will ensure funds for these interventions, and will personally review the work every month,” he said after chairing an emergency review meeting of rain preparedness on November 5 in the light of flooding in several parts of Bengaluru due to heavy rains over the last few days.
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