Bengaluru: When heavy rains heavy, Bengaluru, Karnataka Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said four state disaster response teams would be prepared and funds provided for long-term and short-term plans to avoid flooding in the city.
Members of the 64 rescue team will also increase by recruiting more people from housekeepers and civil defenses, said Minister of Chief added that the rainwater desity will be taken.
“There is one disaster response team in Bengaluru, which must be increased to four.
The four teams will be raised with the assistance of state disaster response funds and the Ministry of Finance,” Bommai said.
Immediately after returning from Hubballi, the main minister held an emergency meeting of officials following flooding in many parts of the city.
Many areas were flooded with heavy rains in the country’s IT capital on Thursday.
Vehicles are trapped in water in Chamarajpet, and neighboring areas.
Water flows into many low areas and trees down crashing.
Noting that the rainy season has been extended this year, the minister’s head said the meteorological department had predicted rainy weather in the next four or five days.
Bommai said there were 64 rescue teams with 15 members each.
Members will increase to at least 30 years.
The house keeper and civil defense volunteers must be added to these teams, he added.
While reviewing the reasons behind the floods in Bengaluru, the main minister said he found the fact that there were many storm waterways clogged because the water stagnates.
“The old retaining wall of the storm waterways gives way.
The total length of SWD in Bengaluru is 842 km and a 389-km long retention wall has been built.
We have taken the construction of the rest of the work under the Nagarotthana scheme,” said Bommai.
He directed officials to also report to him monthly about the reasons behind the floods and progress made to achieve long-term and short-term steps to end water logging.