WATCH | Bengaluru airport flooded
The Hindu
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October 11 was a nightmare for air passengers in Bengaluru. Following a sudden downpour, roads leading to the airport were flooded. Many taxis could not reach the terminal. The situation was so bad that some passengers had to rope in a tractor to reach the departure terminal.
Passengers arriving in Bengaluru were in for a big surprise as they were unable to step outside. They had to wade through muddy water with their luggage to take a taxi or board a bus to the city.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists