Bengaluru: When the layout of Patel Muniswampa in Kothanur was flooded after the rain in September last year, residents thought it was a one-time incident.
But they proved wrong on Monday night after heavy rains left the layout submerged again.
The flood and rainwater stops at the doorstep of most of the house.
But at that time circling waters had caused sufficient damage to their parked vehicles outside.
Residents have spent thousands of rupees fixing damage caused by vehicles after they drowned in rainwater last year.
LT Col Emmanuel P Dayal, a resident, said: “Last year when a similar incident occurred, I spent 65,000 Rs to repair my car.
So many of the other than the layout must replace their machine completely.” The layout was built adjacent to the drain stormwater.
Bring water from eight villages in the area.
Canning separates the city of Narayanpura and finally flows to the Kalke.
“Stay Stormwater became very narrow after the Kothanur police station.
We have asked MLA several times to expand and demand it so that it increases capacity.
Recently, all ecacintth is removed and thrown away with the sewer itself that has flown into it and clog it, causing Water flows in the opposite direction and enters our layout, “Dayal said.
There is close to 100 houses in the layout and almost everyone is affected on Monday night.
Dayal said his house was the last in layout.
“It starts pouring weight at 9:30 a.m.
on Monday and after some time we can hear water flowing into our basement.” Residents appointed the road had been excavated for two years ago for various reasons and has not been restored.
They still have to take a walk in mud and puddles.
Ravi Pius, a resident, said: “Wheeler two I was now at the service station because it was truly underwater on Monday.
Last year, I spent a lot of money repaired my car.
I have lived in this layout for two years And we witnessed the two incidents.
The most uninterrupted BBMP about our misery.
“Executive Engineer Assistant for Ward said the area needed a larger storm water channel.
“For a while, we have been given orders to increase the depth and width of the drain to prevent flooding.
After the rain stops, the work will begin to restore the road in the layout.”