Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy held a meeting with BBMP, BDA, Bescom and BWSSB officials about monsoon preparedness in Bangalore. Express Photo
Bangalore NewsHighlights: Heavy rain accompanied by gusty winds lashed Bengaluru on Tuesday night. Several trees were uprooted, disrupting traffic and waterlogging in various parts of the city.
According to the BBMP control room, trees were uprooted in Banashankari, Baggulaguntai, Peenya, Malleswaram, MIA Layout, Bagalgunte, Jakkasandra, Dynamic Factory, Sanjaynagar Dollars Colony, Bhadrappa layout, Yajnalli Om Shakti temple, Gayathrinagar, Rajaji Nagar, Seshadripuarm and KR Road.
Trees fell on cars near Devegowda petrol bunk in Padmanabhanagar, and near Lalbagh Metro station. Waterlogging was reported from Bilekahalli and other areas on Bannerghatta Road, Yeshwantpur, Bellandur, HSR Layout, BTM Layout, Koramangala and other areas. The highest rainfall in the city on Tuesday was recorded at Doddabidarakallu, which received 147 mm.
Meanwhile, The Bengaluru Police and the Karnataka State Industrial Security Force(KSISF) went into a tizzy Monday evening after a man suspected of carrying a prohibited item refused to cross the security check at the Majestic metro station. Minutes after he walked away, the Bengaluru Metro was put on high alert.
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Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy held a meeting with BBMP, BDA, Bescom and BWSSB officials about monsoon preparedness in Bangalore.
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Traffic is moving at a snail's pace at Central Business District, Mysore Road, Corporation Circle and surrounding areas now. Traffic snarls are also reported from Hosur Road, Malleshwaram, Tumakuru road, Peenya and Yeshwantpur.
Bengaluru Police Commissioner T Suneel Kumar also requested the citizens not to panic about the incident and said that tight security measures have been taken up by the department in all Metro stations and bus stations.
Bengaluru Police Commissioner T Suneel Kumar addressing a press conference today said that a suspicious man had refused a security check in the Majestic metro station. Suneel Kumar says the department has formed a special team to investigate the metro incident and arrest the suspect.
This is how it rained yesterday in Bengaluru.
Bangalore City Mayor, Gangambike Mallikarjun conducted an inspection in Malleshwaram, Yeswanthapura and Yelahanka on rain-related damages.
To facilitate improved mobility within Bengaluru, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is planning to implement the Common Mobility Card system, which would allow citizens to travel on Namma Metro and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) using a single card.
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Bangalore City Mayor, Gangambike Mallikarjun to conduct an inspection on rain-related damages in Malleshwaram today.
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Evening rain uproots trees in Bengaluru. Trees fell near RMC Hospital in Banashankari 8th Block, Ashok Nagar, RMC Yard, Bhadrappa Layout (Hebbal), Chokkasandra, Halasuru, Krishna Rao Park in Basavanagudi, Dr Rajkumar Road, NTTF Circle and Brindavan Bus Stop in Peenya, Jayanagar 4th Block, South End Circle, Mico Layout and other localities due to wind speeds reaching around 30-40 kmph.
Heavy rains accompanied with strong winds that lashed many parts of Bengaluru, Waterlogging was reported from Bilekahalli and other areas on Bannerghatta Road, Yeshwantpur, Bellandur, HSR Layout, BTM Layout, Koramangala and other areas. The highest rainfall in the city on Tuesday was recorded at Doddabidarakallu, which received 147 mm.
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