Bengaluru Rains: Karnataka CM Bommai Announces Rs 5 Lakh To Families Of Deceased

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai visited the rain-hit areas in Bengaluru and announced Rs 25,000 for the owners of the flooded houses and Rs 5 lakh for the families of two labourers, who were killed

New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday visited the rain-hit areas in Bengaluru and announced Rs 25,000 for the owners of the flooded houses and Rs 5 lakh for the families of two labourers, who were killed after getting stuck in a flooded pipeline in Ullal Upanagara.

The workers, identified as Devbharath from Bihar and Ankit Kumar from Uttar Pradesh, were engaged in Cauvery Stage V pipeline works when they lost their lives. According to the police, three persons had entered the site on Tuesday evening, and only one of them survived.

Police said the workers were inside the site when the rains intensified around 5 pm, and by 7 pm, the water levels rose very high. The incident happened under Jnanabharathi police station limits. The bodies of the workers were removed from the site on Wednesday morning.

Bommai on Wednesday visited rain-affected areas in RR Nagar, Hoskerehalli. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued an Orange alert for urban and rural Bengaluru, predicting heavy rainfall.

Meanwhile, after the recent incessant rains on Tuesday night, a yellow alert has been issued for Thursday and Friday for the districts of Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Chamarajanagar, Chikkaballapur, Chikkamagalur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Hassan, Kodagu, Kolar, Mandya, Mysuru, Ramnagar, Shivamogga and Tumakuru. Besides, a red alert has been sounded by the IMD for Karnataka's coastal districts and hilly regions for Wednesday.

Following the recent torrential rains in Kerala and Karnataka's Madikeri district, the water level in the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam in Srirangapatna has touched 100 feet. This is the first time in 10 years that the water level has reached this level in the month of May.

Traffic snarls on the Bengaluru Kempe Gowda International Airport (KIAL) Highway led to vehicles being stranded on the road for more than two hours while drain water flooded the houses in Janapriya Layout of RR Nagar and many other localities in Bengaluru.

A 20-feet tall compound wall built six months ago collapsed due to the incessant rains. The heavy rains have uprooted trees on many arterial roads in Bengaluru, affecting vehicular traffic.

The rains are expected to continue on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).