Bengaluru floods: Bulldozers out in India's IT capital, Bommai govt warns 'all illegal structures' to be demolished
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike began its anti-encroachment drive on Monday and has identified several places, which were choking the flow of rainwater. The massive flooding in Bengaluru has been blamed on such encroachments.
Bengaluru civic body on Tuesday (September 13, 2022) continued to intensify its anti-encroachment drive and smashed illegal structures that prevented water flow and led to flooding in certain areas recently following heavy rains. Several areas of the country's IT Capital suffered from a deluge last week following torrential rains that threw life out of gear and prompted a public debate on gradual encroachments as the cause of flooding.
Bengaluru civic body has intensified its anti-encroachment drive
Bengaluru has been flooded due to torrential rains
Massive flooding in Bengaluru has been blamed on such encroachments
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) launched its demolition drive on Monday and has identified various places, which were reportedly choking the flow of rainwater.
The massive flooding in parts of Bengaluru, particularly the information technology corridor and arterial roads, was blamed on such encroachments.
No one will be spared, BBMP has said
Some residents have alleged that only poor people are being targeted
Basavaraj Bommai-led Karnataka govt has claimed that all illegal structures will be demolished
'Unsparingly' demolish illegal structures: Karnataka Revenue Minister told officials
Several rivers in Karnataka are flooded due to incessant rainfall
As per reports, several rivers in Karnataka are again in spate following heavy rains in their catchment areas as well as the upstream in neighbouring Maharashtra.
Krishna, Bhadra, Tunga, Bhima, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, Markandeya Hiranyakeshi and several other small rivers and rivulets are reportedly "swollen and flowing dangerously".
(With agency inputs. Pictures taken from IANS, PTI)