Bengaluru set to record wettest May in history: Report
Bengaluru: Bengaluru is reportedly on track to make history this May, with rainfall expected to surpass last year's record of 30.5 cm, making it the wettest May ever recorded in the city.
The capital city has already received 24.6 cm of rain as of May 19, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), and with more than 10 days remaining and additional rainfall forecasted, meteorologists predict the city will break the 2023 record. "In another two days, we might cross the 30-cm mark. This May could become the wettest ever," Deccan Herald quoted N. Puviarasan, Head of the Bengaluru Meteorological Centre, as saying.
Last year, Bengaluru set a new record of 30.5 cm in May, surpassing the previous 66-year-old record of 28.7 cm from 1957. The city's rainfall this May is already well above the monthly average of 128.7 mm recorded since 2015. Prior to 2023, Bengaluru’s May rainfall had averaged 18.5 cm, with the lowest in 2020 and 2021 at 13 cm.
From March 1 to May 19, the Bengaluru City observatory recorded 290 mm (29 cm) of rain—172 mm above normal. The city's total annual rainfall so far has reached 30 cm, nearly one-third of the usual 98 cm expected for the entire year, added the report.
Puviarasan attributed the intense rains to a system over the Bay of Bengal. "Usually, we get this kind of rain after the monsoon onset. But this year, monsoon-like circulations arrived early," he explained.
The maximum temperature in Bengaluru is expected to range between 27°C and 28°C, while the minimum will hover around 20°C, until Wednesday.
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State Contractors’ Association suspends two office-bearers under graft charge
Bengaluru: Honorary President of the State Contractors’ Association Jagannath B Shegaji and Organizing Secretary Hanamanth Rayappa Chinchali have been suspended from the Association following allegations that the duo had demanded 3 per cent commission to undertake the process of contractors’ bid.
The Association is reported to have taken the decision after audio and video clips on their discussions with contractors regarding taking commission were leaked on Tuesday morning and are being circulated by media houses. Following the developments, the Association members called an urgent meeting on Tuesday morning and passed an order to suspend Shegaji and Chinchali with immediate effect.
In addition, Shegaji and Chinchali are deprived of their positions in the Association on temporary basis under charges of defaming the Association.
President of the Association R Manjunath has said that the decision was taken after collecting the opinions of all 32 members of the administrative board of the Association.
Manjunath said that, at a time when the Association was fighting for release of the money that the government owes to contractors, it was shocking that members of the Association are facing such allegations. He added that the Association members, who would always fight to protect the interests of the Association's contractors, would not tolerate such behavior.
A panel of six senior members has been formed to investigate the matter.
