The corner bund of Hosakerehalli lake in south Bengaluru breached at 2 am on Sunday.
Authorities were immediately notified of the breach on Sunday and after several hours working with earthmovers, sandbags and stones, the gap was filled. Low-lying areas adjacent to Hosakerehalli lake in south Bengaluru were flooded after the corner bund of the waterbody breached at 2 am on Sunday. Residents living in the low-lying Pushpagiri Layout, which is adjacent to the lake, were up in arms against the contractor working for the Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) for negligence, which caused the breach. They said that the contractor had cut open a part of the bund and laid a pipeline to connect it to a stormwater drain. Due to heavy rains on Saturday night, the water in the lake increased and the lake bund breached, residents told The Hindu. Authorities were immediately notified of the breach and with earthmovers, sandbags and stones, the gap was filled after several hours. The city civic body, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner BH Anil Kumar said that a case would be registered against the contractor for his lapses. He confirmed that the BDA had employed a contractor for restoration work at the lake and that the contractor had cut open the bund to lay a pipeline. But due to the faulty work and the heavy rains on Saturday, the lake bund breached. Commuters on the underpass of Kerekodi Road were also affected as the breach made the road slushy. Traffic movement was restricted on the road for a few hours. Hosakerahalli was chosen by the BBMP to store rainwater run in Bengaluru (South). Following the breach on Sunday, BBMP Mayor Gautam Kumar said that he is convening a meeting involving BDA, BWSSB (Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board) and BBMP officials, reported Deccan Herald. This is the second such incident in Bengaluru in a month after a similar breach occurred at the Doddabidarakallu lake in October. The breach affected hundreds of houses and led to the loss of properties as well.
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