Bengaluru News Live Updates: Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority officials were directed to develop better responses to natural disasters in the state.
A Knight Frank report says remodelling and expansion of the city s storm water infrastructure would approximately cost Rs 2,800 crore. It also suggests nature-based solutions, such as the ‘sponge city’ model, to tackle urban flooding.
Giving out the details of the preparations made by the BBMP, the chief commissioner said all zonal commissioners, joint commissioners, chief engineers and executive engineers along with the forest wing have been directed to be on high alert and constantly monitor the situation.
Twenty-two-year-old Bhanu Rekha died on May 21 after the car she was travelling in with her family submerged due to waterlogging at the KR Circle underpass in Bengaluru.