Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday introduced Rs 5 lakh in compensation for the family members of a lady who died in a flood-related incident in Bengaluru. Shashikala, a 35-year-old housekeeping worker, died after the compound wall of the IT agency she labored at collapsed on her following heavy rain.
Siddaramaiah introduced this as he and Deputy Chief Minister D Okay Shivakumar visited flood-hit areas within the night. They may maintain metropolis rounds for your entire day on Might 21 to go to the flood-hit areas, it was introduced. Complaints will then be acquired from those that have been affected by the floods, Siddaramaiah stated.
The flooding was attributable to intense spells of rainfall over consecutive days.
The chief minister attributed the floods to encroachment of storm-water drains and the low depth of drains, coupled with silt formation. “Town company (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) was issued a number of instructions to clear them. Nevertheless, the work was nonetheless ongoing,” he stated.
Noting that retaining partitions had been constructed for 491 km of the 859.9 km of storm-water drains within the metropolis, Siddaramaiah stated that work was in progress on 195 km. As well as, storm-water drains of 173 km are being constructed below a Rs 2,000-crore World Financial institution-funded undertaking, he added.
Within the metropolis, 210 low-lying areas had been recognized as flood-prone. Of those, problems with 166 areas had been addressed. With the completion of labor in 44 extra areas, flooding will probably be diminished, Siddaramaiah stated.