Rains in Bangalore: Senior Bbmp Officials Go On Night Rounds | Bengaluru News – Times of India

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BENGALURU: With heavy rain battering the city on Tuesday, BBMP chief commissioner Tushar Giri Nath and other top officials, including the zonal commissioners, visited rain-affected areas later at night.
Giri Nath visited several places in the east and Yelahanka zones, including Sanjayanagar, Shivajinagar, Hebbal flyover and Byatarayanapura till midnight and inspected measures taken by Palike officials to facilitate free flow of water. He also visited the zonal control rooms.
BBMP officials said flooding at various underpasses was cleared within 30 minutes of rain stopping and they have requested the public to be careful while crossing these structures during rain.
Giri Nath requested the public to contact the civic body’s control room (1533) to report rain-related issues.
The special commissioners, joint commissioners and chief engineers of all zones too visited rain-affected areas in their jurisdiction to address the problems.
Special commissioner (south zone) Jayaram Raipur visited ongoing stormwater drain works near Sindhoor convention hall in Jayanagar, Dollars Colony and other places on Wednesday.
Raipur instructed contractors to complete ongoing works as soon as possible and to speed up work near Dollars Colony.
BBMP clearing garbage once in three days
BBMP chief engineer (solid waste management) Basavaraj Kabade visited the Outer Ring Road stretch in Bellandur near Ecospace late at night to assess the flooding situation. The road near Ecospace was flooded during Tuesday evening rain.
Kabade told TOI that BBMP is clearing garbage in the stormwater drain near Ecospace once in three days to enable free flow of rainwater. “Plastic bottles and covers filled with waste are being thrown into the stormwater drain by the public. We find at least half-a-tractor load of garbage during every cleaning session,” said Kabade.
Teams of assistant engineers have been directed to be alert during rain to address contingencies in the city.

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