Bengaluru Rains

Bengaluru rains: Civic body intensifies demolition drive, govt promises time-bound completion of SWDs

The master plan for stormwater drains is being redrawn to increase its capacity, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said in the state Assembly

Bengaluru rains: Banter over Siddaramaiah's boat ride in Karnataka Assembly

"I had been to a place in the Mahadevapura where CEOs and celebrities live in Yemlur. One had to use a boat to go there," Siddaramaiah said, referring to the upscale Epsilon layout, parts of which were inundated due to rains

Watch: BBMP conducts demolition drive in Bengaluru

On Monday, BBMP started a demolition drive. As per the officials of the civic body, at least 15 places in Mahadevapura zone have been identified, which were choking flow of the rainwater

Bengaluru rains: Three villas robbed in flooded area

Due to flooding and waterlogging, several residents of the area were compelled to seek shelter at hotels or the residences of relatives. Taking advantage of the situation, burglars made their way to the villa and decamped with gold, diamonds, and other valuables

Explained: How are Bengaluru’s super-rich escaping floods?

The waterlogging of posh properties housing billionaires owning IT and start-up companies in Bengaluru has resulted in the residents being evacuated in boats and tractors. Many have taken refuge in hotels, where room rents have skyrocketed

Bengaluru deluge: How poor planning added to the city's woes

Encroachment of wetlands and drains has compounded Bengaluru’s flooding problem. Even as water has started receding in some of the worst-hit areas, normal life continues to remain disrupted in others

Bengaluru rains: Karnataka IT minister calls meeting with several software companies today

Chief Secretary to the State Government, Chief Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Bangalore Water Authority officials, Urban Development Department officials, and City Police Commissioner will be participating in this meeting

WATCH: Unacademy CEO's family rescued on tractor as floods submerge posh societies in Bengaluru

Earlier, netizens shared videos of IT employees using tractors to reach their offices. Heavy rains in the city are expected to continue till 9 September

Bengaluru rains: Karnataka Youth Congress leader 'floats' on waterlogged road

Hitting back at Karnataka Chief Minister for blaming previous Congress governments' 'maladministration' for Bengaluru's rain woes, DK Shivakumar urged Basvaraj Bommai and his administration to perform or face election

Flooded roads, power outages, and now a political slugfest: Bengaluru is drowning in woes

Bengaluru has received unprecedented rains in the past few days, with flooding in several regions. Political parties including the BJP and the Congress have sparked a political row over the waterlogged city that has come to a standstill