Hulimavu floods: K’taka govt, BBMP announce compensation but affected families unhappy

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Families affected by the floods say that they are grappling with damages worth lakhs and are calling for the BBMP and state government to hand them a fairer compensation amount.

TNM Staff

Karnataka Housing Minister V Somanna announced that the state government will pay Rs 40,000 and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Rs 10,000 to those affected by Sunday's flood in Hulimavu.  The flood was caused by a breach in the lake bund and affected over 800 families in Krishna Layout, Saraswathipura, Avani Sringeri Nagar, Royal Residency Layout and BTM Layout 4th stage. On Monday, sandbags were placed to strengthen the bund and ensure that there is no leakage of water.  However, the BBMP has identified only 319 houses eligible for compensation in a survey as of now, Deccan Herald reported. The families affected by the floods say that they are grappling with damages worth lakhs and are calling for the BBMP and state government to hand them a fairer compensation amount. The BBMP paid a relief of Rs 10,000 to families affected by the floods in Doddabidarakallu in October. Karnataka Lokayukta Justice P Vishwanath Shetty issued a notice to the assistant director (land records) of Anekal taluk and the tahsildar asking them to conduct a survey of the lake, ensure encroachments are removed, and submit a status report in February, 2020. BBMP Mayor M Goutham Kumar said that a survey of 58 lakes in Bengaluru will be conducted soon. A temporary relief camp has been set up at the Hulimavu Tennis Court which is sheltering around 300 people. Namma Bengaluru Foundation, which visited the areas affected by the floods, said that the incident was caused by the utter negligence of the contractor and complete absence of supervision by the civic authorities in BBMP or Bangalore Development Authority (BDA). The Foundation called for a detailed inquiry into the incident.  An FIR was registered under sections 431 (mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel) and 432 (causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage) of the IPC, and under sections of Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, Isha Pant, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Bengaluru South) told The Indian Express.

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