Bengaluru rains: Death toll rises to 10 after 16-yr-old girl drowns in drain

[TampaChinnodu]

The 10 deaths in the past 15 days in mishaps due to potholes and incessant rains have triggered a political debate.

 Heavy rains continue in Bengaluru as death toll rises to 10. (Photo: PTI)

Bengaluru: A 16-year-old girl drowned in an overflowing drain, on Sunday, taking the death toll from rain-related incidents in the city to 10.

The incident happened at Krishnappa Garden in Bengaluru.

Narasamma had gone to attend nature's call and she accidentally slipped into the drain.

Her body was later recovered at some distance from the slum where her family resides. The family hailed from a northern district of Karnataka and they worked as construction labourers in the city.

Meanwhile, the city civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike along with the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force fished out the body of 22-year-old Pushpa from a storm-water drain at Kumbalgodu on Sunday morning.

Pushpa and her mother Ningamma were washed away in the storm water drain following heavy rains in the city on Friday night.

Officials involved in search operations said efforts were on to recover Ningamma's body.

The 10 deaths in the past 15 days in mishaps due to potholes and incessant rains have triggered a political slugfest between ruling the Congress and the BJP.

Speaking to reporters in Mysuru, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hit out at the BJP for politicising the issue.

He said his government has taken up the repair work and clearance of the 850-km storm water drain network in the city by allocating Rs 800 crore.

"No government including the BJP has done it in the past. Now they are playing politics over deaths," he said.

Siddaramaiah said he had been residing in Bengaluru since 1983 and he had never seen such large scale rains.

About 46 days in the last two months gauged heavy rains, he said, adding "our drainage system and storm water drains do not have the capacity to bear it".

BJP state president Yeddyurappa who visited the rain affected areas on Friday had squarely blamed Siddaramaiah for the deaths.

Reports quoting MeT department officials suggested the city has witnessed about 1,620 mm of rainfall this year so far, breaking the record of about 1,600 mm of precipitation in 2005.

The department has predicted generally cloudy sky in and around Bengaluru, one or two spells of rain and heavy showers in some areas in the next 48 hours.

Meanwhile, there were reports of heavy rains from different parts of the state.

In neighbouring Ramanagara, a 35-year-old man was washed away as he slipped into an overflowing pit.

[Kool_SRG]

Record rains in Bangalore this year....

Calling  @Prabhas_Fan   etlunnav.

[boeing747]

thu...Chennai floods vachinappudu ayina disaster chusi Bangalore, Hyd lanti major metros lo drainage problems ki emanna alternatives or fixes chestaremo anukunna...bongulodi 

[TampaChinnodu]

3 minutes ago, boeing747 said:

thu...Chennai floods vachinappudu ayina disaster chusi Bangalore, Hyd lanti major metros lo drainage problems ki emanna alternatives or fixes chestaremo anukunna...bongulodi 

Public ki real estate pichi thagge varaku nothing will change. Builders will keep on building on flood prone areas.  Govt officials will keep on taking bribes and give permission. And stupid public will keep on buying. 

[Kool_SRG]

3 minutes ago, boeing747 said:

thu...Chennai floods vachinappudu ayina disaster chusi Bangalore, Hyd lanti major metros lo drainage problems ki emanna alternatives or fixes chestaremo anukunna...bongulodi 

Anni pedda cities lo ee kalavalu drains sides lo akkraminchi dobbaru, more over silt cleaning sarriga undadu avi correct ga unte kothhaga emi katakarla water chakka potadi...

[Kool_SRG]

Just now, TampaChinnodu said:

Public ki real estate pichi thagge varaku nothing will change. Builders will keep on building on flood prone areas.  Govt officials will keep on taking bribes and give permission. And stupid public will keep on buying. 

[Bhai]

mottam congested.. especially city station to white field stretch.

[Kool_SRG]

2 minutes ago, Bhai said:

mottam congested.. especially city station to white field stretch.

Eh metro city different all like same...

[Bhai]

10 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

Eh metro city different all like same...

anni cities anthe.

 

Ay least  i feel blr much better when compared to hyd. at least you don't see water bodies getting occupied by realtors and ppl suffering later due to heavy rains.

[alooparata]

1 hour ago, Bhai said:

anni cities anthe.

 

Ay least  i feel blr much better when compared to hyd. at least you don't see water bodies getting occupied by realtors and ppl suffering later due to heavy rains.

nuvvu blore lo untava

[Bhai]

18 minutes ago, alooparata said:

nuvvu blore lo untava

avv

[TampaChinnodu]

1 hour ago, Bhai said:

anni cities anthe.

 

Ay least  i feel blr much better when compared to hyd. at least you don't see water bodies getting occupied by realtors and ppl suffering later due to heavy rains.

Bengaluru floods because it is 78% concrete: IISc study

 

Rohith BR| TNN | Updated: Aug 31, 2017, 08:35 IST

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

• Unchecked concretisation and acute loss of wetland and vegetation over the years are the two key reasons causing frequent flooding during a spell of heavy rain or monsoon in Bengaluru
• High-density urban development in catchment areas leads to an increase in impervious areas in the city.

Thanks to unchecked concretization and acute loss of wetland, Bengaluru has been seeing floods during monsoon

BENGALURU: Unchecked concretisation and acute loss of wetland and vegetation over the years are the two key reasons causing frequent flooding during a spell of heavy rain or monsoon in Bengaluru, according to an IISc study.

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) said high-density urban development in catchment areas leads to an increase in impervious areas (where easy water flow is hindered, thus causing waterlogging or flooding) in the city.

The IISc study -Frequent Floods in Bangalore: Causes and Remedial Measures -says paved surfaces in the city have increased up to 78% due to years of unplanned urbanisation. Researchers have established the extent of concretisation by comparing the spatial maps of the city over the years and contrasting them with the ground situation.

The study says concretisation, narrowing of storm water drains, lack of appropriate drainage maintenance are resulting in urban floods -a phenomenon almost regular since the year 2000. If this trend continues, then 94% of Bengaluru will be concrete by 2020.

 

 

 

Prof TV Ramachandra from the Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, who led the study , said lack of planning and enforcement of laws has resulted in significant narrowing of waterways. He said floodplains (areas next to waterbodies) had been consumed by illegal developments, further leading to flooding in the city.

 

 

 

"Encroachment of floodplains, obstruction of sewer pipes, manholes, dumped construction material and solid waste have blocked the system," he added.Bellandur Lake -which sees fire, smoke and froth every second month as an example of how not to preserve a waterbody -finds a detailed mention in an IISc study on the factors that cause flooding in the city.

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The story around Bellandur Lake in east Bengaluru, cited in this study along with many others, drives home the point of concretization and narrowing of drains tellingly. At Jakkasandra village, which is upstream of Bellandur Lake, the main storm water drain has shrunk and 50% is concretized between 1908 and 2017, the study adds. Another highlight is 11.03sqkm Kaikondarahalli Lake, which joins downstream of Bellandur Lake. "This catchment is dominated by infrastructural (residential and commercial) establishments," the IISc report notes.

[speedracer]

3 hours ago, boeing747 said:

thu...Chennai floods vachinappudu ayina disaster chusi Bangalore, Hyd lanti major metros lo drainage problems ki emanna alternatives or fixes chestaremo anukunna...bongulodi 

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