Torrential rainfall impacted parts of Bengaluru successful the aboriginal hours of Monday, starring to important waterlogging and immoderate casualties. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orangish alert (be prepared) for municipality and agrarian areas of Bengaluru. Meanwhile, respective videos showcasing the demolition surfaced connected societal media.
In a viral video, galore vehicles are seen submerged successful neck-deep h2o astatine an flat analyzable adjacent Yelahnka Lake, wholly halting question for residents. As the video continues, the crushed of the gathering tin beryllium seen flooded.
“Yelahanka Lake is reminding Kendriya Vihar that flat is connected its land. After past night’s torrential rains, today’s scene. Time to demolish it and reclaim the water property. Whoever has built it has to wage compensation to location owners,” an X idiosyncratic wrote.
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Yelahanka Lake is reminding Kendriya Vihar that flat is connected its land. After past night’s torrential rains, today’s scene. Time to demolish it and reclaim the water property. Whoever has built it has to wage compensation to location owners. #BengaluruRains Pic – Via R Bharatadri pic.twitter.com/ieH4tpeNbW
— DP SATISH (@dp_satish) October 22, 2024
With implicit 87,000 views, the video amassed a oversea of reactions. “It’s a cooperative built for ex cardinal authorities employees. State authorities would person identified and allocated the land,” a idiosyncratic wrote. “This flat successful Yelahanka was built by the cardinal government’s PWD. Modi should measurement successful and marque alternate arrangements for our ex-servicemen,” different idiosyncratic commented.
“Heartbreaking… Cities are drowning nether mediocre planning. Urgent enactment needed!” a 3rd idiosyncratic reacted.
Meanwhile, a brother-sister duo drowned successful Bengaluru’s Kengeri water evening portion attempting to fetch lotus flowers. The rescue unit connected Tuesday recovered the assemblage of John Srinivas, 13, portion a hunt was going connected to find her sister Lakshmi, 11. They were residents of Kengeri and children of Nagamma, who works arsenic a sanitation idiosyncratic with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
Heavy rain, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, was apt to proceed successful Bengaluru until October 24, prompting the IMD to contented a yellowish alert (be aware) connected Tuesday.