BBMP red alert as weatherman predicts rains for 3 days in Bengaluru
Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta says treefall, road inundation complaints should be attended to immediately
BENGALURU:
Following a sort but sharp downpour on Wednesday in various places within the BBMP limits, the weather department has said that the rains might continue for 3 more days. In this regard, incidents of treefall and inundation of roads must be attended to as soon as a complaint is raised from anywhere in the city, said BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta. Failing to attend expeditiously to complaints would lead to action against the officials concerned, the civic chief warned.
Addressing an emergency virtual meeting on Wednesday following the downpour, Gupta said BBMP teams should immediately reach places where trees/branches have fallen or where rainwater has got blocked. They should immediately resolve the issue and facilitate the smooth flow of traffic, he stressed.
All the zonal control rooms should have the necessary equipment/machines along with the necessary personnel. Zone-wise senior officials should conduct meetings to address rain-related issues, the Chief Commissioner said.
‘Rope in other staff’
In case of heavy rains in the city, Revenue, Health and Solid Waste Management officials as well as marshals can be roped in for relief work, Gupta said. BBMP teams should visit the spot immediately after receiving complaints in the control rooms, he added.
Smooth flow of water in all the raja kaluves (major storm water drains) in the city should be ensured, and neither should there be any problems with ‘kaccha’ raja kaluves, Gupta stressed.
All the zonal special commissioners, zonal joint commissioners, zonal chief engineers, chief engineers of road infrastructure/projects/ SWD, executive engineers and other concerned officials were present at the meeting.
Treefall incidents
- Ramachandra Agrahara’s petrol bunk near TR Mill.
- JP Nagar 2nd Stage, 7th Cross, opposite the police station.
- Chamarajpet 4th Main Road, 9th Cross.
- Kasturba Road (Vittal Mallya Road).
- Indiranagar Defence Colony, 6th Main Road, 2nd Stage.
- Gangondahalli 2nd Main Road.
- BBMP head office premises.
- Ulsoor Lake near Domlur.
- Wilson Garden 4th Cross.
- Near Attiguppe Metro Station.
- Nagarbhavi 4th Main Road, 9th Block.
- Rimco Layout, RPC Layout.
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