Residents blame it on BBMP for flooding woes

Residents blame it on BBMP for flooding woes
DH News Service, Bangalore:
Despite the residents urging the BBMP to construct a boundary wall across the SWD six months ago, no action has been taken, angry residents told Deccan Herald.


It was a nightmarish experience they would like to forget in a hurry. For residents of D’Souza Nagar in Hoskerehalli, Banashankari 3rd Stage,, the sudden downpour on Sunday saw water gushing into their houses giving them a sleepless night.
The apathy of Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) came to the fore as the storm-water drain at Vrishabavathi Valley overflowed, inundating their houses in the middle of the night.
Despite the residents urging the BBMP to construct a boundary wall across the SWD six months ago, no action has been taken, angry residents told Deccan Herald.
“In the past whenever it rained, water from the SWD gushed into the houses and on Sunday, it was no different as houses adjacent to the SWD was inundated with water up to six feet,” said Rashmi D’Souza, President, PG D’Souza Nagar.
Sunday’s rain fury saw water from the SWD flooding 15 houses leaving its residents with no option but to spend the night outdoors.
“ The rain, which began around 8 pm, lasted about four hours and by around 1 pm, we saw water gushing into our houses and most of the household articles were washed away in the rain,” said Mary Joseph, a resident.

Boundary wall
Holding BBMP responsible for the entire mess, residents blamed the engineers for not taking any action despite repeated requests from them to build a boundary wall across the SWD.
A few residents were also furious that the BBMP had constructed a boundary wall on the side of the SWD, where there are no residential areas.
“A boundary wall has been constructed on the side of the PESIT Institute, while there is no wall to protect us when the SWD overflows. We have complained to the Chief Minister during the janata darshans, but nothing has happened,” adds Rashmi D’Souza.Residents blame it on BBMP for flooding woes
DH News Service, Bangalore:
Despite the residents urging the BBMP to construct a boundary wall across the SWD six months ago, no action has been taken, angry residents told Deccan Herald.


It was a nightmarish experience they would like to forget in a hurry. For residents of D’Souza Nagar in Hoskerehalli, Banashankari 3rd Stage,, the sudden downpour on Sunday saw water gushing into their houses giving them a sleepless night.
The apathy of Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) came to the fore as the storm-water drain at Vrishabavathi Valley overflowed, inundating their houses in the middle of the night.
Despite the residents urging the BBMP to construct a boundary wall across the SWD six months ago, no action has been taken, angry residents told Deccan Herald.
“In the past whenever it rained, water from the SWD gushed into the houses and on Sunday, it was no different as houses adjacent to the SWD was inundated with water up to six feet,” said Rashmi D’Souza, President, PG D’Souza Nagar.
Sunday’s rain fury saw water from the SWD flooding 15 houses leaving its residents with no option but to spend the night outdoors.
“ The rain, which began around 8 pm, lasted about four hours and by around 1 pm, we saw water gushing into our houses and most of the household articles were washed away in the rain,” said Mary Joseph, a resident.

Boundary wall
Holding BBMP responsible for the entire mess, residents blamed the engineers for not taking any action despite repeated requests from them to build a boundary wall across the SWD.
A few residents were also furious that the BBMP had constructed a boundary wall on the side of the SWD, where there are no residential areas.
“A boundary wall has been constructed on the side of the PESIT Institute, while there is no wall to protect us when the SWD overflows. We have complained to the Chief Minister during the janata darshans, but nothing has happened,” adds Rashmi D’Souza.