Bangalore: Karnataka’s Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa announced on Saturday compensation of ₹25,000 for each family affected by flooding caused by torrential rains in various parts of the city. The Chief Minister also secured a permanent solution to ensure such incidents are not repeated when he announced that all encroachments along the stormwater drains in the city will be ruthlessly cleaned up. “For all those who have faced the destruction of their food grains, clothing and other things due to water entering their houses due to flooding and rain, we have decided to give compensation of ₹25,000 per family via check … we are taking all precautionary measures if it rains today or in the next few days, “Yediyurappa said. Speaking to reporters after visiting affected Hosakerehalli and nearby areas, he said that since tonight it will distribute the check to each affected household.
“I have asked the BBMP (civic body) officials to work honestly so that not a rupee is misused. According to me, there are between 650 and 700 houses that could have been affected,” he added. Before his visit to the affected areas, Yediyurappa chaired a meeting with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s administrator, Gaurav Gupta, his commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad and other senior officials, along with Finance Minister R Ashoka, who is also an MLA of the city, and assessed the situation.
The CM, who is also in charge of Bengaluru city-related affairs, ordered the city’s civic body to stay alert while the Met department forecast heavy rain for two more days. Yediyurappa noted that he has also instructed to take permanent remedial measures to prevent such incidents from recurring, and said that we put together a plan to clear encroachments and improve the condition of stormwater drains, but as work progressed, this happened. “We will make sure that there are no encroachments here and we will take measures so that these incidents are not repeated. I assure you of a permanent solution … all encroachments of the storm drains will be cleared without mercy, we will begin the works.” in two or three days, “he added.
After rains hit the city last night, several areas, especially in the south of the Bengaluru region, had faced the worst of it as storm drains overflowed, roads turned into streams and many houses They flooded. While there was water puddling in many parts of the city, areas such as Hosakerehalli, Nayandahalli, Basavanagudi, Bommanahalli, Rajarajeshwari Nagar and the surrounding places were affected due to several roads and houses in these areas being submerged under water. Gurudatta Layout and Dattatreya Nagar, near Hosakerehalli, some areas near Rajarajeshwari Nagar were the most affected, as many houses in the locality were flooded. The water currents even dragged some vehicles in the town.
According to officials, several rooms registered more than 100 mm of rain yesterday. With no rain this morning and water running down in flooded areas, civic workers are carrying out clean-up activities. Finance Minister R Ashoka, who visited the affected areas earlier in the day, assured that he will speak with the Chief Minister about providing aid to those affected and ordered officials to carry out inspection work. “Last night the NDRF team was called in and rescued three people … arrangements have been made for water and food for those in need,” he said, adding that work on a large storm drain related to the southern Bengaluru region is underway. , resulted in flooding.
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