Bengaluru flood mitigation: Deputy CM Shivakumar orders lake connectivity, 50-foot construction ban near drain

Shivakumar convened an exigency gathering with BBMP officials astatine its office connected Thursday to sermon flood absorption and different issues caused by excessive rainfall successful Bengaluru. In a consequent property briefing, the Deputy CM shared details astir the decisions made and instructions fixed to officials.

“Today, we person taken important decisions to mitigate the challenges caused by dense rainfall successful Bengaluru, and I person issued circumstantial directives to the authorities. A abstracted committee has been formed, including zonal commissioners, main engineers, and stormwater drain absorption officials, to plan a effect program for areas experiencing waterlogging, with fiscal estimates required. The committee is expected to taxable a study wrong a week,” helium stated.

Connecting lakes for creaseless h2o flow

Shivakumar emphasised a maestro program to interconnect each lakes to facilitate the creaseless travel of rainwater and forestall them from drying up during adust seasons. This measurement is besides intended to assistance groundwater recharge. He stressed that nary sewage h2o would beryllium allowed into the lakes; lone rainwater travel volition beryllium directed. Private onshore hindering connectivity volition beryllium acquired done the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR).

Ban connected operation adjacent stormwater drains

A 50-foot regularisation for operation on stormwater drains has been enforced. Identified areas volition acquisition a 300-kilometer roadworthy operation project, with compensation provided to landowners done TDR. This inaugural aims to halt encroachments and amended rainwater flow. An archetypal money has been allocated for the project’s archetypal phase.

Relief efforts are underway successful flood-affected areas, including relocating residents from locations similar Central Vihar. Some families person resisted relocation, and officials person been instructed to assistance them arsenic needed.

Demolition of unauthorized buildings

The Deputy CM announced contiguous enactment against unauthorised constructions. An amerciable operation with a 5-storey gathering connected a 10×25 crippled successful Nanjappa Garden has already been marked for demolition. He directed that each portion should code illegal, substandard, and hazardous structures, arsenic these endanger nationalist safety.

“Under the Disaster Management Act, the authorities has afloat authorization to instrumentality implicit immoderate spot and instrumentality indispensable action. Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), BBMP, and Lake Development Authority volition hole the required infrastructure to guarantee floodwater tin travel smoothly done gates installed astatine important points,” helium said.

Survey of buildings starting connected Monday

From Monday, a survey of some backstage and BBMP-constructed buildings volition commence to place immoderate amerciable constructions. Unauthorised buildings volition beryllium prevented from continuing construction. Photos and videos of each gathering volition beryllium collected, with drones utilized to supervise nether the associated commissioners’ guidance.

Instructions person been fixed to curb unauthorised gathering constructions successful Bengaluru Urban, Rural, and Ramanagara districts nether Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA) and Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF) jurisdictions. Storm drains volition beryllium cleared of silt, and steps are successful spot to resoluteness the issues highlighted by Shivakumar.

Survey of thoroughfare vendors to find alternate solutions

Addressing concerns implicit thoroughfare vendors occupying pedestrian pathways, Shivakumar shared plans to behaviour a survey to find alternate arrangements. He mentioned that unauthorized thoroughfare vendor activities, including those involving the mafia, person been flagged and that a exemplary strategy adopted successful different states and countries would beryllium reviewed.

Heavy rainfall beyond mean levels

“In the airy of unprecedented rainfall, BBMP officials person been actively managing the concern time and night. This year’s rains person been historic, the heaviest successful the past 100 years, with immoderate areas receiving 200-300% supra mean rainfall. As of October, 156mm has been recorded, higher than average, though not exceeding the 1997 (178mm) and 1999 (256mm) records,” helium noted.

Apart from a gathering illness that led to the tragic decease of 8 workers and the drowning of 2 children successful a lake, Shivakumar confirmed determination had been nary different fatalities straight related to the rain.