Rain wreaks havoc in Bengaluru; Hebbal Road turns into canal
Bengaluru: Several roads water-logged and vehicular movement was disrupted following the heavy rain that lashed the capital through Monday night. The traffic movement from the airport to Hebbal has been affected.
The road beneath the Hebbal flyover has turned into a canal. Vehicle riders are suffering as the rainwater is flowing on the road and several vehicles have been affected due to the intrusion of water.
The Pedestrian walkway near Navarang has collapsed. The quarters of the central tax and excise department staff in the BTM layout are flooded. The building has 196 houses and over 700 people have been affected. They are working hard to drain the water that enters the house.
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LS passes bill to open up nuclear sector for private participation
New Delhi (PTI): Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the nuclear energy bill with Union minister Jitendra Singh asserting that it would help India achieve its target of 100 GW atomic energy generation by 2047.
The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, which seeks to open the tightly-controlled civil nuclear sector for private participation, was passed by voice vote amid a walkout by the opposition.
Singh termed the bill a "milestone legislation" that will give a new direction to the country's developmental journey.
"India's role in geopolitics is increasing. If we have to be a global player, we have to follow global benchmarks and global strategies. The world is moving towards clean energy. We too have set a target of 100 GW of nuclear energy capacity by 2047," he said.
The opposition contended that the bill diluted provisions of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 that passed on the liability for a nuclear incident on to the suppliers of nuclear equipment.
