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May 9, 2017

RAIN ALERT:60 mm/hr rain has been recorded from 14:45 to 15:00 on 09/05/2017 at HESARAGATTA Hobli in BENGALURU URBAN

RAIN ALERT:82 mm/hr rain has been recorded from 14:30 to 14:45 on 09/05/2017 at Shivakote (GP) in BENGALURU URBAN

RAIN ALERT:54 mm/hr rain has been recorded from 14:30 to 14:45 on 09/05/2017 at Doddabommasandra (YelahankaZone) in BENGALURU URBAN

RAIN ALERT:52 mm/hr rain has been recorded from 14:30 to 14:45 on 09/05/2017 at HESARAGATTA Hobli in BENGALURU URBAN

09May17

2017-05-09 09:00:09 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 9/5/2017.

2017-05-09 09:01:26 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC BENGALURU URBAN- NEG,0, 2, 0; RAMANAGARA- ISO, 0, 8, 0.1; KOLAR- NEG,0, 2, 0; CHIKKABALLAPURA- NEG,0, 1, 0; TUMAKURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; DAVANAGERE- NEG,0, 2, 0;

2017-05-09 09:02:38 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC SHIVAMOGGA- ISO, 0, 16, 0.1; BELAGAVI- ISO, 0, 28, 1.6; BAGALKOTE- SCT, 0, 56, 3.7; VIJAYAPURA- ISO, 0, 22, 1.8; GADAG- ISO, 0, 18, 1.1;

2017-05-09 09:03:51 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC HAVERI- ISO, 0, 6, 0.1; DHARWAD- ISO, 0, 20, 0.5; UTTARA KANNADA- NEG,0, 1, 0; BALLARI- ISO, 0, 17, 0.2; KOPPALA- ISO, 0, 21, 1.6; RAICHUR- NEG,0, 2, 0;

2017-05-09 09:05:01 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC KALABURAGI- SCT, 0, 30, 2.7; BIDAR- SCT, 0, 10, 2; YADGIR- ISO, 0, 4, 0; CHAMARAJANAGARA- NEG,0, 2, 0; MYSURU- NEG,0, 2, 0; MANDYA- ISO, 0, 3, 0;

2017-05-09 09:06:31 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC HASSAN- ISO, 0, 4, 0; CHIKKAMAGALURU- ISO, 0, 14, 0.1; KODAGU- NEG,0, 1, 0; DAKSHINA KANNADA- ISO, 0, 10, 0.4; UDUPI- ISO, 0, 4, 0.1;  No Rain in 2 Districts

2017-05-09 09:10:30 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KSNDMC Taluk wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 09/05/2017.

2017-05-09 09:10:35 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC BENGALURU NORTH- NEG, 0, 2, 0;BENGALURU SOUTH- NEG, 0, 1, 0;No Rain in 2 Taluks;

RAIN ALERT:56 mm/hr rain has been recorded from 14:15 to 14:30 on 09/05/2017 at HESARAGATTA Hobli in BENGALURU URBAN

RAIN ALERT:74 mm/hr rain has been recorded from 13:30 to 13:45 on 09/05/2017 at Jala (ITC) (GP) in BENGALURU URBAN

May 8, 2017

08May17

2017-05-08 09:00:08 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 8/5/2017.

2017-05-08 09:01:37 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC BENGALURU URBAN- FWS, 0, 38, 6.4; BENGALURU RURAL- FWS, 0, 82, 11.1; RAMANAGARA- WS, 0, 57, 13.2; KOLAR- WS, 0, 78, 18; CHIKKABALLAPURA- FWS, 0, 53, 6.4;

2017-05-08 09:02:57 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC TUMAKURU- ISO, 0, 74, 3.9; CHITRADURGA- ISO, 0, 42, 1.3; DAVANAGERE- SCT, 0, 26, 2.4; SHIVAMOGGA- SCT, 0, 34, 3.6; BELAGAVI- FWS, 0, 78, 7.9;

2017-05-08 09:04:17 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC BAGALKOTE- WS, 0, 44, 11.1; VIJAYAPURA- SCT, 0, 34, 4.2; GADAG- SCT, 0, 102, 4.2; HAVERI- SCT, 0, 36, 3.4; DHARWAD- SCT, 0, 58, 4.5;

2017-05-08 09:05:37 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC UTTARA KANNADA- SCT, 0, 60, 6.6; BALLARI- SCT, 0, 48, 4.2; KOPPALA- FWS, 0, 52, 6.9; RAICHUR- SCT, 0, 32, 3.2; KALABURAGI- ISO, 0, 52, 2.2;

2017-05-08 09:06:54 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC BIDAR- NEG,0, 2, 0.1; YADGIR- FWS, 0, 48, 9.3; CHAMARAJANAGARA- FWS, 0, 80, 16.7; MYSURU- WS, 0, 86, 20.9; MANDYA- WS, 0, 102, 14; HASSAN- FWS, 0, 66, 11.6;

2017-05-08 09:08:08 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC CHIKKAMAGALURU- SCT, 0, 54, 6.7; KODAGU- WS, 0, 65, 15.6; DAKSHINA KANNADA- FWS, 0, 120, 15.2; UDUPI- ISO, 0, 12, 0.4;

2017-05-08 09:12:48 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC KSNDMC Taluk wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 08/05/2017.

2017-05-08 09:12:54 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC ANEKAL- WS, 0, 38, 14;BENGALURU NORTH- SCT, 0, 36, 4;BENGALURU SOUTH- WS, 0, 16, 6;BENGALURU EAST- FWS, 0, 6, 3;



May 7, 2017

RAIN ALERT:54 mm/hr rain has been recorded from 18:45 to 19:00 on 07/05/2017 at Mutthanalluru (GP) in BENGALURU URBAN

RAIN ALERT:84 mm/hr rain has been recorded from 16:30 to 16:45 on 07/05/2017 at Bandikodagehalli (GP) in BENGALURU URBAN

07May17

2017-05-07 09:00:29 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 7/5/2017.

2017-05-07 09:01:55 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC BENGALURU URBAN- ISO, 0, 6, 0.3; BENGALURU RURAL- ISO, 0, 36, 2.3; RAMANAGARA- ISO, 0, 32, 1.6; KOLAR- ISO, 0, 19, 0.9; CHIKKABALLAPURA- ISO, 0, 16, 1.1;

2017-05-07 09:03:07 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC TUMAKURU- WS, 0, 60, 10.8; CHITRADURGA- WS, 0, 35, 10.3; DAVANAGERE- WS, 0, 52, 15.6; SHIVAMOGGA- WS, 0, 71, 15.9; BELAGAVI- SCT, 0, 42, 4.2;

2017-05-07 09:04:21 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC BAGALKOTE- ISO, 0, 17, 1.3; VIJAYAPURA- ISO, 0, 17, 0.8; GADAG- SCT, 0, 21, 3.1; HAVERI- WS, 0, 98, 18.2; DHARWAD- SCT, 0, 33, 5.5;

2017-05-07 09:05:36 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC UTTARA KANNADA- FWS, 0, 46, 10.4; BALLARI- WS, 0, 73, 10.5; KOPPALA- FWS, 0, 63, 6.6; RAICHUR- SCT, 0, 86, 2.9; KALABURAGI- ISO, 0, 21, 1.4;

2017-05-07 09:06:48 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC BIDAR- ISO, 0, 8, 0.1; YADGIR- ISO, 0, 21, 1; CHAMARAJANAGARA- ISO, 0, 24, 1.2; MYSURU- ISO, 0, 34, 2.1; MANDYA- SCT, 0, 40, 4.2; HASSAN- WS, 0, 57, 10;

2017-05-07 09:08:01 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC CHIKKAMAGALURU- WS, 0, 56, 15.2; KODAGU- SCT, 0, 46, 5.4; DAKSHINA KANNADA- ISO, 0, 29, 2.1; UDUPI- ISO, 0, 42, 2.7;

2017-05-07 09:11:23 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KSNDMC Taluk wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 07/05/2017.

2017-05-07 09:11:30 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC BENGALURU NORTH- ISO, 0, 6, 1;BENGALURU SOUTH- ISO, 0, 4, 0;BENGALURU EAST- NEG, 0, 2, 0;No Rain in 1 Taluk;

May 6, 2017

06May17

2017-05-06 09:00:13 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 6/5/2017.

2017-05-06 09:04:15 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC BENGALURU URBAN- NEG,0, 2, 0; RAMANAGARA- ISO, 0, 6, 0.2; KOLAR- NEG,0, 1, 0; TUMAKURU- ISO, 0, 15, 0.4; CHITRADURGA- NEG,0, 2, 0; DAVANAGERE- ISO, 0, 21, 0.5;

2017-05-06 09:08:13 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC SHIVAMOGGA- ISO, 0, 18, 0.5; BELAGAVI- SCT, 0, 40, 4; BAGALKOTE- ISO, 0, 70, 1.6; VIJAYAPURA- ISO, 0, 24, 1.6; GADAG- ISO, 0, 8, 0.6; HAVERI- ISO, 0, 4, 0.1;

2017-05-06 09:10:30 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC KSNDMC Taluk wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 06/05/2017.

2017-05-06 09:10:35 in VM-KSNDMC VM-KSNDMC BENGALURU SOUTH- NEG, 0, 2, 0;No Rain in 3 Taluks;

2017-05-06 09:12:15 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC DHARWAD- ISO, 0, 18, 1; UTTARA KANNADA- ISO, 0, 24, 0.6; BALLARI- ISO, 0, 5, 0.1; KOPPALA- NEG,0, 1, 0; RAICHUR- NEG,0, 1, 0; KALABURAGI- ISO, 0, 23, 2.1;

2017-05-06 09:16:29 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC BIDAR- ISO, 0, 14, 0.4; YADGIR- ISO, 0, 10, 0.2; CHAMARAJANAGARA- ISO, 0, 24, 1.9; MYSURU- ISO, 0, 38, 0.9; MANDYA- ISO, 0, 18, 0.4; HASSAN- ISO, 0, 24, 1.6;

2017-05-06 09:20:54 in VK-KSNDMC VK-KSNDMC CHIKKAMAGALURU- ISO, 0, 34, 1; KODAGU- SCT, 0, 33, 3.1; DAKSHINA KANNADA- ISO, 0, 19, 0.5; UDUPI- ISO, 0, 41, 0.8;  No Rain in 2 Districts

May 5, 2017

05May17

2017-05-05 09:00:12 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 5/5/2017.

2017-05-05 09:03:26 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC BENGALURU URBAN- NEG,0, 1, 0; RAMANAGARA- NEG,0, 1, 0; TUMAKURU- ISO, 0, 8, 0.1; CHITRADURGA- ISO, 0, 10, 0.2; DAVANAGERE- ISO, 0, 12, 0.2;

2017-05-05 09:06:32 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC SHIVAMOGGA- ISO, 0, 8, 0.1; BELAGAVI- ISO, 0, 24, 1.1; BAGALKOTE- ISO, 0, 19, 0.8; VIJAYAPURA- ISO, 0, 20, 1.7; GADAG- ISO, 0, 26, 2.1;

2017-05-05 09:09:38 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC HAVERI- ISO, 0, 8, 0.1; DHARWAD- SCT, 0, 29, 2.5; UTTARA KANNADA- ISO, 0, 37, 1.1; BALLARI- ISO, 0, 5, 0.1; KOPPALA- NEG,0, 2, 0; RAICHUR- NEG,0, 1, 0;

2017-05-05 09:10:28 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC KSNDMC Taluk wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 05/05/2017.

2017-05-05 09:10:33 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC ANEKAL- NEG, 0, 1, 0;No Rain in 3 Taluks;

2017-05-05 09:12:42 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC KALABURAGI- ISO, 0, 48, 2.4; BIDAR- ISO, 0, 16, 1.4; YADGIR- NEG,0, 2, 0.1; CHAMARAJANAGARA- ISO, 0, 22, 0.8; MYSURU- NEG,0, 1, 0; MANDYA- ISO, 0, 16, 0.1;

2017-05-05 09:15:53 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC HASSAN- ISO, 0, 28, 0.7; CHIKKAMAGALURU- ISO, 0, 65, 0.9; KODAGU- ISO, 0, 16, 0.7; DAKSHINA KANNADA- ISO, 0, 18, 0.3; UDUPI- ISO, 0, 19, 0.1;

2017-05-05 09:19:08 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC No Rain in 3 Districts

May 4, 2017

04May17

2017-05-04 09:00:08 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 4/5/2017.

2017-05-04 09:01:40 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC BENGALURU URBAN- ISO, 0, 20, 1; BENGALURU RURAL- ISO, 0, 16, 1.5; RAMANAGARA- ISO, 0, 30, 1.1; CHIKKABALLAPURA- ISO, 0, 6, 0.2; TUMAKURU- ISO, 0, 27, 0.7;

2017-05-04 09:03:06 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC CHITRADURGA- ISO, 0, 22, 1.3; DAVANAGERE- ISO, 0, 48, 1.9; SHIVAMOGGA- ISO, 0, 26, 1.8; BELAGAVI- ISO, 0, 24, 0.6; BAGALKOTE- NEG,0, 2, 0;

2017-05-04 09:04:31 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC VIJAYAPURA- ISO, 0, 19, 1.3; GADAG- ISO, 0, 8, 0.2; HAVERI- ISO, 0, 14, 0.3; DHARWAD- ISO, 0, 11, 0.9; UTTARA KANNADA- ISO, 0, 11, 0.3; BALLARI- NEG,0, 2, 0;

2017-05-04 09:05:54 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC KOPPALA- ISO, 0, 10, 0.2; RAICHUR- ISO, 0, 4, 0.1; KALABURAGI- ISO, 0, 18, 0.5; BIDAR- ISO, 0, 20, 0.2; YADGIR- NEG,0, 1, 0; CHAMARAJANAGARA- SCT, 0, 42, 3.3;

2017-05-04 09:07:17 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC MYSURU- ISO, 0, 61, 3.3; MANDYA- ISO, 0, 3, 0; HASSAN- SCT, 0, 40, 5.7; CHIKKAMAGALURU- SCT, 0, 42, 4.2; KODAGU- SCT, 0, 54, 6.9;

2017-05-04 09:08:43 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC DAKSHINA KANNADA- FWS, 0, 43, 7.1; UDUPI- ISO, 0, 30, 0.4;  No Rain in 1 Districts

2017-05-04 09:10:45 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC KSNDMC Taluk wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 04/05/2017.

2017-05-04 09:10:51 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC ANEKAL- ISO, 0, 6, 0;BENGALURU NORTH- SCT, 0, 20, 2;BENGALURU SOUTH- ISO, 0, 16, 1;No Rain in 1 Taluk;


May 3, 2017

RAIN ALERT:52 mm/hr rain has been recorded from 15:15 to 15:30 on 03/05/2017 at YELAHANKA Hobli in BENGALURU URBAN

RAIN ALERT:60 mm/hr rain has been recorded from 13:45 to 14:00 on 03/05/2017 at Tharalu (GP) in BENGALURU URBAN

03May17

2017-05-03 09:00:10 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 3/5/2017.

2017-05-03 09:01:38 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC BENGALURU RURAL- ISO, 0, 18, 0.4; RAMANAGARA- ISO, 0, 15, 0.7; KOLAR- ISO, 0, 36, 1.2; CHIKKABALLAPURA- ISO, 0, 14, 0.5; TUMAKURU- ISO, 0, 20, 0.4;

2017-05-03 09:02:57 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC CHITRADURGA- ISO, 0, 7, 0.3; DAVANAGERE- ISO, 0, 36, 1.5; SHIVAMOGGA- SCT, 0, 34, 4.5; BELAGAVI- ISO, 0, 22, 0.8; BAGALKOTE- ISO, 0, 16, 1.3;

2017-05-03 09:04:16 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC VIJAYAPURA- ISO, 0, 8, 0.3; GADAG- ISO, 0, 9, 1.1; HAVERI- ISO, 0, 16, 1; DHARWAD- FWS, 0, 46, 8.7; UTTARA KANNADA- ISO, 0, 22, 0.6; BALLARI- ISO, 0, 16, 1.2;

2017-05-03 09:05:34 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC KOPPALA- ISO, 0, 8, 0.7; RAICHUR- ISO, 0, 30, 1.7; KALABURAGI- ISO, 0, 14, 0.6; BIDAR- ISO, 0, 6, 0.2; YADGIR- ISO, 0, 13, 1;

2017-05-03 09:06:49 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC CHAMARAJANAGARA- ISO, 0, 14, 0.4; MYSURU- ISO, 0, 19, 1.3; MANDYA- ISO, 0, 12, 0.3; HASSAN- ISO, 0, 26, 2.6; CHIKKAMAGALURU- SCT, 0, 37, 3.7;

2017-05-03 09:08:06 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC KODAGU- FWS, 0, 39, 7.5; DAKSHINA KANNADA- FWS, 0, 60, 9.2; UDUPI- SCT, 0, 30, 2.9;  No Rain in 1 Districts

2017-05-03 09:10:29 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC No Rain in all Taluks;

May 2, 2017

02May17

2017-05-02 09:00:09 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 2/5/2017.

2017-05-02 09:01:25 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC BENGALURU URBAN- SCT, 0, 36, 3.5; BENGALURU RURAL- ISO, 0, 10, 0.7; RAMANAGARA- FWS, 0, 51, 6.6; KOLAR- FWS, 0, 34, 6.7; CHIKKABALLAPURA- ISO, 0, 42, 2.6;

2017-05-02 09:02:35 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC TUMAKURU- ISO, 0, 15, 0.4; CHITRADURGA- ISO, 0, 4, 0.2; DAVANAGERE- ISO, 0, 22, 0.8; SHIVAMOGGA- ISO, 0, 26, 0.5; BELAGAVI- NEG,0, 1, 0;

2017-05-02 09:03:44 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC VIJAYAPURA- NEG,0, 2, 0; GADAG- ISO, 0, 10, 0.3; HAVERI- ISO, 0, 8, 0.1; DHARWAD- ISO, 0, 10, 0.3; UTTARA KANNADA- ISO, 0, 6, 0.1; BALLARI- ISO, 0, 10, 0.1;

2017-05-02 09:05:07 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC RAICHUR- NEG,0, 1, 0; KALABURAGI- NEG,0, 1, 0; BIDAR- ISO, 0, 5, 0; YADGIR- NEG,0, 1, 0; CHAMARAJANAGARA- SCT, 0, 36, 2.5; MYSURU- ISO, 0, 68, 3.6;

2017-05-02 09:06:00 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC MANDYA- SCT, 0, 28, 3.8; HASSAN- SCT, 0, 50, 4.7; CHIKKAMAGALURU- ISO, 0, 53, 2.9; KODAGU- FWS, 0, 58, 15.3; DAKSHINA KANNADA- ISO, 0, 42, 1.8;

2017-05-02 09:07:13 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC No Rain in 3 Districts

2017-05-02 09:12:44 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC ANEKAL- FWS, 0, 19, 6;BENGALURU NORTH- SCT, 0, 36, 3;BENGALURU SOUTH- ISO, 0, 8, 1;BENGALURU EAST- FWS, 0, 18, 5;

2017-05-02 09:12:51 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC KSNDMC Taluk wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 02/05/2017.

 Bengaluru No need to worry about flooding this year: BBMP

BENGALURU: It does not take much rainfall for the streets in Bengaluru to start flooding. Following major incidents of flooding last year, the civic authorities identified 1,923 encroachments on stormwater drains, of which 1,250 have been cleared so far.

BMMP still has a long way to go when it comes to clearing encroachments on SWDs, but it claims that all precautionary measures have been put in place and adds that the residents have no reason to worry about floods this year.

The BBMP has built RCC walls along SWDs in many flood-prone areas in the city. These are cement walls constructed along the SWDs. Besides uplifting the aesthetics of the place, such walls also reduce silting of the drains.

BBMP Commissioner Manjunath Prasad told Express, “Last year, we identified and mapped 220 areas that have a perennial issue of flooding. Both precautionary and corrective measures have been initiated. RCC stormwater drains are being made in 60 areas and the works will be completed by May. We will take up the same work in 60 other areas. From Kino underpass to Mantri Mall, we have installed 900m of pipeline to push the flood water out. Earlier, we had to pump the water out using machines. In Nayandahalli Junction (BDA had handed over the junction to BBMP), we are taking all the necessary steps to see that there are no floods. The same is being done on Hosur Road.”

Siddegowda, chief engineer, stormwater drains, said, “The existing 155.1km walls of SWDs are being replaced by RCC walls and will be fenced. There won’t be any flooding this year if this work gets done. So far, 69.14m of drains has been cleared of encroachments and 85.96km more is yet to be cleared. This will take two months.” He said details on building demolition will be available after 10 days

The total length of the SWDs in the city is 842km. After the floods last year, the Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) authorities suggested the civic agency to remodel the drains, including widening or deepening of the drains and creating slopes. Shubha Avinash, project scientist, hydrology section, KSNDMC, said, “Of the 174 flood-prone areas, East zone has the maximum with 48.”

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2017/may/01/no-need-to-worry-about-flooding-this-year-bbmp-1599708--1.html

May 1, 2017

01May17

2017-05-01 09:00:11 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC KSNDMC District wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 1/5/2017.

2017-05-01 09:01:27 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC BENGALURU URBAN- ISO, 0, 13, 1.2; BENGALURU RURAL- SCT, 0, 47, 4.6; RAMANAGARA- SCT, 0, 74, 9; KOLAR- ISO, 0, 18, 0.7; CHIKKABALLAPURA- ISO, 0, 30, 0.5;

2017-05-01 09:02:38 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC TUMAKURU- ISO, 0, 53, 3.4; CHITRADURGA- ISO, 0, 11, 0.3; DAVANAGERE- NEG,0, 2, 0; SHIVAMOGGA- ISO, 0, 13, 0.2; BELAGAVI- NEG,0, 1, 0;

2017-05-01 09:03:47 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC VIJAYAPURA- ISO, 0, 7, 0.3; HAVERI- NEG,0, 1, 0; DHARWAD- NEG,0, 2, 0; UTTARA KANNADA- ISO, 0, 18, 0.2; BALLARI- NEG,0, 1, 0; KOPPALA- ISO, 0, 9, 0.1;

2017-05-01 09:04:57 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC RAICHUR- ISO, 0, 6, 0.2; KALABURAGI- ISO, 0, 30, 0.7; BIDAR- ISO, 0, 22, 1.8; YADGIR- ISO, 0, 23, 0.7; CHAMARAJANAGARA- ISO, 0, 38, 1.8;

2017-05-01 09:06:05 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC MYSURU- SCT, 0, 69, 5.2; MANDYA- SCT, 0, 59, 3.9; HASSAN- ISO, 0, 16, 0.3; CHIKKAMAGALURU- ISO, 0, 33, 0.3; KODAGU- ISO, 0, 4, 0.1;

2017-05-01 09:07:13 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC DAKSHINA KANNADA- NEG,0, 2, 0;  No Rain in 3 Districts

2017-05-01 09:12:13 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC KSNDMC Taluk wise Daily Rainfall SMS will contain Minimum, Maximum and Average Rainfall for the 24 hrs ending at 8.30 AM of 01/05/2017.

2017-05-01 09:12:19 in DM-KSNDMC DM-KSNDMC ANEKAL- NEG, 0, 2, 0;BENGALURU NORTH- SCT, 0, 13, 2;BENGALURU SOUTH- ISO, 0, 4, 1;BENGALURU EAST- NEG, 0, 1, 0;