As the identical areas undergo the nightmare, interventions unlikely to be accomplished earlier than finish of season
As the identical areas undergo the nightmare, interventions unlikely to be accomplished earlier than finish of season
The monsoon is right here and with each bout of rain that lashes the town, components of the town are beneath water. What is leaving residents fuming is that the identical spots are re-living the nightmare, for years now, making them query why the authorities involved can not discover a everlasting resolution.
For occasion, the bustling market hub of B.V.Okay. Iyengar Road is inundated with each rain, with water gushing into retailers inflicting large-scale monetary losses, and likewise posing menace to life in a high-density space.
Cloth service provider Rahul from the world stated heavy rains result in 3-5 ft of water within the retailers, main to large losses. “The drains in the area are mostly choked and overburdened, leading to a reverse flow of water. So water doesn’t drain out easily and stays on the roads and in the shops,” he defined.
The worst-affected are the previous Tharagupet and Sultanpet areas, merchants say. Another wholesale service provider and commerce activist from the world Sajjan Raj Mehta stated following repeated complaints to the civic physique and the Chief Minister, the federal government has now launched ₹4 crore for the general improvement of B.V.Okay. Iyengar Road. However, work is but to start.
The impact of the rains at Kendriya Vihar residence at Yelahanka.
| Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN
On Monday evening, autos had been wading by mini swimming pools that had fashioned on New Thippasandra Main Road, which is an important hyperlink to go to varied areas reminiscent of C.V. Raman Nagar and Vigyannagar. Most interior roads had been additionally waterlogged.
“The worse thing is, even Suranjandas Road gets inundated with every rain, and there is a huge pool that forms in front of BEML gate. It is the same story every year and I don’t know how much longer we have to put up with this,” stated Meenakshi, a resident of Malleshpalya.
Residents of Sri Sai Layout in Horamavu ward, who suffered beneath seven ft water for 3 days following the heavy rain mid-May, are nonetheless ready for a everlasting resolution to their downside.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who visited the world following the floods, cleared a mission to widen a railway underpass and widen a drain to stop flooding, however work is but to start.
Bernard, a resident of the world, stated many residents have left the world, renting homes in different areas as a result of there was no resolution to flooding for years now. “Water floods houses and doesn’t recede for days, not only causing huge losses, but also increasing the risk of infections,” he stated.
Prakash, a tailor within the space, stated his store was flooded within the latest rain ruining all the garments inflicting losses and drawing the ire of consumers.
Vertical resolution
The Bengaluru City Traffic Police (BCTP) and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) have now recognized a complete of 59 spots that see waterlogging through the rains and at the moment are working to empty out water from these spots quicker.
“We have decided to install vertical box sections at these points to drain out excess water on the roads. The tenders for the same are being finalised and we have set one month’s deadline for the work to be completed,” stated B.S. Prahlad, Chief Engineer, Road Infrastructure, BBMP.
These vertical field drains will assist drain out extra water from the roads. This means these drains shall be full solely by mid-July, properly into the monsoon season.
However, the checklist of 59 spots recognized by BCTP just isn’t exhaustive, residents complain. For occasion, neither New Thippasandra Main Road nor B.V.Okay. Iyengar Road that witness inundation determine within the checklist the place intervention is now deliberate.
“We do not understand why the civic agencies have not been able to prepare an exhaustive list and make effective interventions when the same streets are waterlogged every rainy season. Moreover, heavy rainfall in a shorter time window events have increased in frequency and our roads are not designed for that. There is a need to redesign our roads to make them climate change resilient,” stated N. S. Mukunda, of Bengaluru Praja Vedike.
(With inputs from Samhitha B.S and Archita Lakhotia)
Source: www.thehindu.com
