Most Bengalureans would know what it’s like to get stuck in traffic jams for hours, or having to cancel their trips entirely, due to floods. An IISc study shows this scenario will only worsen with time unless specific policy measures are taken.
BBMP has released a list of 211 localities in Bengaluru that are vulnerable to flooding this monsoon. Is yours among them? How can you seek help in case of a monsoon emergency?
What happens when residential layouts are built on rajakaluves or lake beds? Water flows where it wants to, and thoughtless development takes its toll.
A team of officials in BBMP is ready to handle any rain problems, 24X7, with a temporary control room of 64 emergency numbers for each wards. What other steps has the BBMP undertaken to face rains this year?
t’s not easy to navigate between loads of documents and see whether there is a violation in the property that you buy. Bengaluru needs to identify its flood zones to prevent future financial loss to the inhabitants.
It’s that time of the year when the city will receive rains. Roads will flood while lakes will remain parched. Can we catch the rain and send it to lakes?
Data shows that Bengaluru typically receives highest rains in the months of September and October. Hence there are likely to be more floods in these months than others.
What does growing from 69 sq km to 741 sq km, accommodating nearly one crore people mean to Bengaluru? Every change in land use and topography that reduces soil cover in Bengaluru is making the city more flood-prone.
Namma Bengaluru Foundation and Rajyasabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar file PIL for initiation of criminal action against errant BBMP officials who were responsible for open storm water drain.
Be it drought or flood, our politicians try to extract compensation from the government, while this never reaches the real victims. There’s one such compensation to be given out soon in Bangalore!
