Thiruvananthapuram : On Tuesday in a phone call with Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bomma, PM Narendra Modi asked about the situation in the Bangalore, the capital of the state and several part of the state.
Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said “Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji spoke to me on the flood situation caused by heavy rains in the state. PM expressed grief over the loss of lives and deep concern over the crop damages. The PM assured all possible support from the Centre,” Bommai tweeted.
The telephone call between Modi and Bommai came a day after images and videos of flooded residential areas in Bengaluru, considered India’s technology capital, were circulating on social media.
Kendriya Vihar, an apartment complex with 600 homes and over 1,600 people, was deeply impacted by heavy downpours, forcing residents to move to other locations.
In the Yelahanka zone of Bengaluru, water from heavy rains rose to over four feet, disrupting normal life. Tractors and large SUVs were deployed to move people out of the locality..
Bommai visited the affected area on Tuesday. “There are two ‘Raja Kaluves’ (storm water drains). But they are small and the outflow is significantly large,” Bommai said, adding that he has instructed authorities to urgently tackle the situation.
The CM also visited the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) where waterlogging damaged research equipment.
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