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Overnight rain floods Bengaluru roads, trees down in 10 areas
Heavy rain that pounded Bengaluru through Sunday night left several arterial roads waterlogged and caused tree falls across the city by Monday morning. The worst-hit areas included Malleswaram, Basavanagudi, Town Hall, Anjanapura,…
Heavy rain that pounded Bengaluru through Sunday night left several arterial roads waterlogged and caused tree falls across the city by Monday morning. The worst-hit areas included Malleswaram, Basavanagudi, Town Hall, Anjanapura, Gottigere, Avalahalli, Konanakunte, RBI Layout and Banashankari. The downpour coincided with the close of the southwest monsoon season.
Residents in affected localities reported commuting delays on stretches such as the Malleswaram 8th Cross and Basavanagudi's Bull Temple Road. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has deployed field teams to clear the blockages and remove fallen branches. No injuries or vehicle damage have been reported so far. The city recorded 56 mm of rain in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Monday.
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September marks the tail end of the southwest monsoon for Bengaluru, when short but intense downpours routinely overwhelm the city's drainage network. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) maintains a toll-free helpline, 1533, for tree falls and waterlogging. Residents in these low-lying southern wards have filed complaints for years about storm-water drains being clogged with construction debris and encroachments. The civic body's pre-monsoon desilting drive was completed in June, but ward-level data on how many of the 4,200 identified vulnerable spots were actually cleared remains unpublished. BBMP chief commissioner will review the situation after the daily 6 am situation report comes in.
Source: deccanherald.com
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