BBMP to deploy disaster management team amid rain mayhem in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Chief Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Tushar Giri Nath on Monday announced that the civic body will be deploying ‘disaster management teams’ at subdivision level of the respective zones for looking after disastrous pre-monsoon rains that have showered in the city.
Addressing reporters in the city he stated that, "it has been directed that disaster management teams should be deployed in the subdivisions of the respective zones, which will also include officers from the Corporation, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL), Karnataka Fire and Rescue services and other departments in order to prevent rainwater infiltration into low-lying areas, opening of manholes, uprooting of trees and electric poles and causing of other disasters due to rain."
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“It has been raining in different places in the city for the past 1 week and it is raining in one way or another. In some places it rains normally, in others moderate and certain it rains heavily. Due to the continuous rainfall over the past four or five days, water stagnated in approximately 150 locations. However, the stagnant water was swiftly drained within two hours, averting any major problem,” he said.
Regarding the impact of the rains on trees, Tushar mentioned that 325 trees had fallen, out of which 320 had been cleared. Additionally, 698 branches had fallen, with 650 already cleared. Efforts are ongoing to clear the remaining tree debris and branches.
He also informed that 39 teams are actively working to clear the uprooted trees and branches caused by the rains.
“Concerned authorities have been directed to take necessary action for the disposal of the fallen debris left on the roadside,” he added.
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RS Chairman accepts merger of 7 AAP MPs with BJP
New Delhi (PTI): Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Monday officially accepted the merger of seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MPs with the BJP, reducing the strength of Arvind Kejriwal's party in the Upper House to three.
After this transition, the BJP's strength in the Upper House has increased to 113.
Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal, Harbhajan Singh, Sandeep Pathak, Vikramjit Sahney, Swati Maliwal, and Rajinder Gupta are the seven MPs who have merged.
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The Rajya Sabha website now shows that the seven MPs are part of the BJP list of members.
The seven MPs had on Friday petitioned the Rajya Sabha Chairman to be treated as BJP MPs after the merger and the same has been accepted, sources said.
The AAP had on Sunday moved a petition before the RS Chairman seeking the termination of the membership of the seven MPs, who had switched sides.
Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh said he has submitted a petition to Chairman Radhakrishnan seeking the disqualification of the seven party MPs in the Upper House, who recently quit the AAP and announced their merger with the BJP.
On Friday last, the AAP suffered a jolt when the seven Rajya Sabha MPs quit and announced merger with the BJP, alleging that the Kejriwal-led party had strayed from its principles, values and core morals.
