BangaloreMight 21, 2025 22:08 IST
First printed on: Might 21, 2025 at 22:05 IST
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The Karnataka authorities will make use of trenchless know-how to divert rainwater movement at below-ground degree to cut back flooding in some areas of Bengaluru, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah mentioned on Wednesday. The federal government can even present compensation to folks residing in localities the place floodwater entered homes.
Trenchless know-how entails putting in underground infrastructure with out the necessity for large-scale excavations on the floor degree. At a information convention following his go to to flood-affected areas within the metropolis, Siddaramaiah mentioned that the know-how will probably be deployed in some areas the place water will movement in underground channels.
Reduction for residents of areas reminiscent of Sai Format, the place rainwater flooded houses throughout the current downpour within the metropolis, was additionally introduced following the go to. “In Sai Format, they’re demanding Rs 1 lakh (per house). We are going to resolve on the compensation quantity after a survey by authorities,” Siddaramaiah mentioned, including that officers have been directed to finish the survey on the earliest.
Although the federal government has introduced Rs 5-lakh compensation for the kin of a person and a boy who have been electrocuted after the basement of a constructing in BTM Format flooded, he mentioned the Bengaluru Electrical energy Provide Firm was additionally requested to offer Rs 5 lakh to every of the victims. The duo–Manmohan Kamath, 63, and Dinesh, 12–died whereas attempting to pump out floodwater from the basement.
The federal government has informed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike to not enable the development of basements in low-lying areas of town, Siddaramaiah mentioned. The regulation will probably be restricted to the 210 low-lying areas recognized by the civic physique, he added.
Attributing the heavy downpour to local weather change, he mentioned that floods and droughts have turn into frequent as a result of phenomenon.
Among the many affected areas he visited throughout the day have been Manyata Tech Park, HRBR Format, Sai Format, Panathur Backyard, and Silk Board Junction.