Bangalore Rain: India Meteorological Department (IMD) released ‘Orange Alert’ for Bengaluru on Tuesday (May 20), which means that the city can receive very heavy rainfall ranging from 11 cm to 20 cm in the next 24 hours. Along with this, ‘Yellow Alert’ has also been released for many other districts of the state, where there is a possibility of rain from 6 cm to 11 cm.
IMD Bangalore Director N. Puviyarsu clarified that this alert has been issued not only about the forecast of heavy rainfall, but in view of the sensitivity of the urban structure. Blocks of excessive concrete construction and drainage in cities like Bengaluru can make rain more fatal. Rainfall is normal for rural areas, but it has disturbed life in cities & nbsp; Is. Hence & lsquo; Orange Alert & rsquo; Time is released for warning and preparation.
incidents related to the affected area and rain
Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Chikkalpura, Dharwad, Gadag, Koppal, Kolar and Vijayanagar districts have been the most affected by rain. Till Tuesday, 5 people have lost their lives in rain -related incidents. In this, 63 -year -old and 12 -year -old child died due to electric shock in BTM layout. Sasikala, a housekeeping staff of a software company in Mahadevpura, died of a wall collapsing, while two more people died due to lightning in Raichur and Karwar. Thus, these incidents have proved that not only water logging, but also unexpected accidents can be fatal in this season.
Urban flood challenge and administration preparation
Waterlogging in Bengaluru has been a matter of concern for years. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivkumar said that 210 flood prone areas have been identified, out of which 166 have already completed improvement work. Work is also in progress in the remaining 44 areas. He informed that the government has so far created a 197 km long store water drain (drainage drain) and a budget of Rs 2,000 crore has been fixed on this scheme. They also say that we are controlling controlled things.
Companies suggest work from Home BJP MP PC Mohan has requested the major IT companies of the city including Infosys to allow employees to work from home so that traffic and risk can be avoided. Bangalore, called India’s ‘Silicon Valley’, can also affect digital infrastructure from such a meteorological emergency.
compensation and terrestrial inspection
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that Bangalore recorded 104 mm of rainfall which was more than estimated. He announced that Sasikala’s family, who died in an accident in Mahadevpura, will be given a compensation of ₹ 5 lakh. On May 21, the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister are going to inspect the entire city so that the progress of the reform work can be evaluated.
BBMP sent a compensation notice of 50 lakhs
Divya Kiran, a resident of Richmond Town, Bengaluru, has sent a legal notice to Bruhat Bengaluru Municipalities (BBMP). He has demanded that he should be given compensation of ₹ 50 lakh, which he has faced physical and mental anguish due to the decaying roads of the city. Kiran claims that he has suffered severe pain in the neck and back, for which he consulted the orthopedic doctors five times and has made the hospital rounds four times. & nbsp; They argue that all this is due to regular travel on broken and shaking roads.
