Rainbow Drive Layout News Today

The presence of 380 recharge wells inside the layout has been a reliable method to recharge groundwater levels. But with sewage-mixed water entering the layout through the stormwater drain, the groundwater is getting contaminated, causing concern. Residents say that, despite multiple requests, there haven’t been any efforts from Palike officials.

In an award ceremony recognising the efforts of apartments in conserving water, the Bengaluru Apartment Federation felicitated three apartments in the city. However, for most apartments, those efforts began long before the water crisis hit the city. Under the apartment category, Rainbow Drive Layout (RBD), Nandi Woods, and Sobha Indraprastha were awarded.

Rainbow Drive, an upscale gated community off Sarjapur Road, was affected by flooding in Bengaluru following heavy rainfall in the monsoon season in 2022.

Officials from the BBMP said that over 2,951 encroachments on drains have been identified since 2017. Of these, 2,167 encroachments have been removed.

In the absence of a stormwater drain, the low-lying gated community was inundated with the overflow of the upstream lake during the rains last year

A brief respite from the torrential downpour allowed the waters to recede and life to limp back to normalcy in Bengaluru. But the worst is not yet over for the city, as the IMD has forecast more rain.

Schools will remain shut as heavy rainfall is likely to continue in Bengaluru for the next 24 hours. Here are the top points.

Several states in South India are battling with heavy rain, flood and water logging. Meanwhile, the IMD has predicted fresh rainfall in Karnataka and Telangana for the next few days.

Schools have been shut down as several parts of the city faced traffic jams and flooding.

Torrential rains continued to lash the countrys IT hub on Monday with various streets waterlogged, and houses and vehicles partially inundated.