On the third day of flooding, a number of areas stay waterlogged. Visitors motion has slowed right down to a crawl as some key roads are inundated.

The flooding of the mega IT hub for the second time in per week has led to weird scenes of individuals boarding tractors and cranes to make their strategy to their office by means of the flooded roads.

A 23-year-old girl died of electrocution on a waterlogged highway yesterday, information company ANI has reported. Akhila, who labored within the administrative division of a college, was returning residence when her scooter skidded. She tried to seize an electrical pole and received a shock.

The waterlogging within the metropolis has introduced into focus the implications of unplanned urbanisation. The Bengaluru civic physique has recognized encroachment on 500 storm water drains which have now left the town choking in water.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has blamed the earlier JDS-Congress authorities within the state for the scenario. “This occurred due to the unplanned administration of the earlier Congress authorities. They gave permission proper, left and centre within the lakes and buffer zone,” the chief minister mentioned, in keeping with information company ANI.

The chief minister mentioned a sum of Rs 1,500 crore has been given to empty water out of the town. “One other Rs 300 crore has been given to take away encroachments,” he mentioned. He added that the state authorities will be certain that drainage factors usually are not choked by encroachment.

Powers cuts have been reported in a number of areas. Water provide to some localities has been disrupted after a pumphouse in Mandya was flooded. The Chief Minister has mentioned the pumphouse is being cleaned. He mentioned 8,000 borewells would provide water in affected areas. In areas with no borewells, water shall be equipped by means of tankers.

The Chief Minister earlier mentioned 430 homes have been utterly broken within the floods and a pair of,188 others have suffered partial injury. About 225 km of roads, bridges, culverts and electrical poles have additionally been broken.

A central staff is about to reach within the metropolis tonight to review the rain and flood scenario,” A memorandum shall be submitted and after that, the federal government will maintain a gathering with the staff members,” the Chief Minster has mentioned.

The climate division has predicted heavy rain in south and north inside Karnataka for the subsequent 4 days. The state has already acquired 144 per cent extra rain over the last week of August, and within the first 5 days of the present month, it has acquired 51 p.c extra rain. That is probably the most rainfall Karnataka has acquired in 42 years.