bangalore floods Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Bengaluru’s traffic nightmare during floods: IISc study shows policy measures can help

November 6, 2020 Ashish Verma

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.

Is your neighbourhood at risk of flooding this monsoon?

June 5, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

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?

A watery Independence Day in S T Bed Layout

August 16, 2017 Ammu Joseph

What happens when residential layouts are built on rajakaluves or lake beds? Water flows where it wants to, and thoughtless development takes its toll.

How prepared is Bengaluru to deal with monsoon?

May 31, 2017 Akshatha M

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?

What Bengaluru needs now: flood zone maps to help buyers

August 9, 2016 Dr Ajaya S Bharadwaja

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.

Here’s where you can get help during rains in Bengaluru

June 6, 2016 News Desk

onsoon is gaining strength in Bengaluru. Here’s where you need to get help if your area is flooded/ if rain is affecting life.

Let’s send some rainwater to our lakes in Bengaluru

May 26, 2016 Srinivas Alavilli

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 from 100 years reveals the rainiest months in Bengaluru

January 21, 2016 Dr Ajaya S Bharadwaja

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.

Here’s how Bengaluru is becoming increasingly flood-prone

December 31, 2015 Dr Ajaya S Bharadwaja

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.

Death of 8-year-old in storm water drain: PIL filed against BBMP

October 10, 2014 News Desk

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.

Infrastructure

BBMP aims to fix Anand Rao Circle underpass in 4 months

October 8, 2014 Rashmi Patil

The pipes that carry storm water have collapsed, which causes the flood. BBMP aims to stop the flooding for once, with proper plan.

Governance

Councillors demand more compensation for flood victims in Bangalore

October 1, 2014 Rashmi Patil

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!