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Bengaluru Battles Floods: Minister Orders 24x7 Control Rooms Amidst Heavy Rains
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Moneycontrol•30-09-2026, 22:48
Bengaluru Battles Floods: Minister Orders 24x7 Control Rooms Amidst Heavy Rains
- •Heavy rainfall caused widespread waterlogging and traffic snarls across Bengaluru, particularly in eastern and northern areas, affecting commuters and residents.
- •Residents of Kogilu faced severe issues, with stormwater submerging property due to an obstructed Rajakaluve, damaging infrastructure and vehicles.
- •Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda directed officials to implement precautionary measures and ordered 24x7 control room operations, anticipating more heavy rainfall.
- •Waterlogging issues are attributed to railway works, B-SMILE projects, disconnected stormwater drains, inadequate culverts, and geographical conditions.
- •Civic bodies are implementing both temporary and permanent solutions, including desilting drains, proposing new culverts, and replacing pipes to address persistent flooding hotspots.
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Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda directed officials to keep control rooms operational 24 hours a day during the rainy period and instructed them to keep pumping equipment, motors, manpower, and JCBs ready in flood-prone areas to handle emergencies.
Residents of Provident Harmony and adjoining properties in Kogilu faced severe flooding after an obstructed Rajakaluve prevented stormwater from flowing towards Sampigehalli Lake, causing water to breach the compound wall and submerge infrastructure.
The civic body linked waterlogging to railway double-line works at Panathur and Hoodi underpasses, blocked stormwater drain vents in Spice Garden, disconnected drainage systems, narrow culverts, and low-lying geographical conditions.
