The area received as much as 110 mm of rainfall between Wednesday and Thursday, which is classified as heavy rainfall.
Residents of north Bengaluru living near the Doddaabidarakallu lake in Nagasandra had to face a nightmare after the bund of the lake broke on Wednesday night, and flooded the entire area with sewage mixed water and silt. According to Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, Doddaabidarakallu received as much as 110 mm of rainfall between Wednesday and Thursday, which is classified as heavy rain. All low-lying areas in Bhavani Nagar, Annapurneshwari, Muneshwara, Belmara and Andannappa layouts were inundated, with water entering 180 homes; and at some places, the water level rose as much as to partly submerge motorbikes and cars. 40 bikes and 20 cars were damaged because of this, BBMP said. The bund has now been temporarily fixed by using earthmovers to arrest further waterflow to residential areas. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike officials led by its Commissioner BH Anil Kumar and Mayor Gautham Kumar inspected the area on Thursday morning and promised to restore normalcy as soon as possible. The Commissioner said that he has instructed concerned officials to file a police compliant against a resident in Belamara layout for building an unauthorised bridge across a stormwater drain which had led to flooding. Firemen were called in to pump out water from low-lying areas. “The breach of the bund caused the entire area to flood. We have recorded damage to at least 180 houses. Thankfully there was no harm to life,” the Zonal Chief Engineer Vijay Kumar of the BBMP told TNM. The civic agency is yet to ascertain what factors other than the heavy rain caused the lake bund to collapse. Vijay added, “The Commissioner was here till afternoon. Now, most of the water has receded and we are trying to restore the area as much as possible.” Speaking to reporters, the BBMP Commissioner said on Thursday, “The lake was recently handed over to the BBMP and now the civic body will rebuild the lake bund.” Anil Kumar also promised that the BBMP will ensure that the silt and mud are removed from the streets. The Doddaabidarakallu lake, like many of the city’s ailing lakes, has been in bad shape with heavy silt disposition, weeds, sewage and garbage. Earlier this year, the BBMP had prepared a detailed project report (DPR) to rejuvenate the lake for Rs 10 crore.
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