CM Yediyurappa inspects rain-affected areas
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A day after heavy rains introduced town to its knees, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa inspected varied affected areas.
Accompanied by Revenue Minister R. Ashok, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Administrator Gaurav Gupta and Commissioner N. Manjunath Prasad, the Chief Minister introduced a aid of ₹25,000 for every home that was inundated.
Mr. Yediyurappa, who additionally holds the Bengaluru Development portfolio, directed the civic officers to determine the beneficiaries and start distributing the compensation cheques instantly.
In Dattatreya Nagar alone, coming below Hosakerehalli ward, almost 700 homes have been inundated. It was throughout his inspection in Dattatreya Nagar that many residents demanded that he examine the homes within the low-lying space that have been flooded. Though Mr. Yediyurappa received off his automobile, he needed to return as the group swelled.
Speaking to reporters later, Mr. Yediyurappa mentioned that he had directed the BBMP officers to discover a everlasting answer to forestall flooding. He additionally mentioned that every one encroachments could be cleared and that the drive could be taken up quickly.
Earlier within the day, he held a gathering with Mr. Ashok, Mr. Gupta and Mr. Prasad on measures taken up by the BBMP within the affected areas.
According to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, the very best rainfall of 109.5 mm was recorded at Kengeri. The different areas that acquired very heavy rainfall have been Konankunte, Sarakki, Vidyapeeta, Kumaraswamy Layout, Bommanahalli, and Basavanagudi. While most components of town acquired gentle rainfall, just a few areas together with Koramangala, HSR Layout, BTM Layout, Nagarbhavi, Agrahara Dasarahalli, Sampangiramanagar, Gottigere, Arakere, and Anjanapura, acquired reasonable rainfall.
The Indian Meteorological Department has forecast extra rains for town and has issued a yellow alert.
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