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India Today
22-05-2025
- India Today
Bengaluru man killed, another injured after tree falls on moving bike
A man died and another was seriously injured after a tree fell on them while they were riding a bike in Bengaluru's Koramangala area on Wednesday. The incident occurred at around 2.45 pm, during a spell of strong footage from the area showed the moment the tree suddenly gave way and crashed onto the moving two-wheeler, throwing both the rider and the pillion passenger to the ground. The police confirmed that the victims were immediately taken to St. John's Hospital in rider, identified as 48-year-old Moodala Giriya, succumbed to his injuries despite receiving emergency treatment. The pillion rider, Ramesh, who filed the police complaint, is currently under medical care. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South East Division), Sarah Fatima, confirmed that the incident was reported to the Koramangala Police Station. A case has been registered, and further investigations are comes just days after a 35-year-old woman, Shashikala, died in Bengaluru's Mahadevapura area when a compound wall collapsed on her, reportedly weakened by persistent rainfall. The incident took place at the i-Zed company in Channasandra, where she was employed as a housekeeper. Shashikala died on the spot. She is survived by her husband, a daily wage labourer, and their two young children. The family hails from Shahapur, Yadgir district in Karnataka. The Karnataka government announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the victim's IN THIS STORY#Bengaluru
Hindustan Times
20-05-2025
- Climate
- Hindustan Times
Bengaluru weather live updates: IMD forecasts heavy rain, thunderstorm
Bengaluru weather live updates: Torrential downpour caused massive waterlogging across Bengaluru, with residents wading their way through flooded streets. Bengaluru weather live updates: Incessant rainfall has wreaked havoc in the capital of Karnataka as torrential downpour led to massive waterlogging and flooding on the city roads, posing severe problems for the residents to go about their daily lives. The weather in Bengaluru is expected to remain the same, with the India Meteorological Department issuing a yellow alert for several areas across Karnataka as well as the capital city. The IMD has forecast partly cloudy sky with heavy rain or thunderstorm possibilities for Tuesday as well. The minimum temperature is likely to settle at 20 degrees Celsius, while the maximum is expected to hover around 27 degree Celsius. ...Read More The prediction for "rain" remains consistent throughout in the weather office's weekly forecast. From May 21 to 23, the city is predicted to have partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers. And for May 24 and 25, Bengaluru is forecast to receive rain. The heavy rain in Bengaluru also led to the loss of two lives due to electrocution as they were trying to manage waterlogging at a residential complex. The deceased were a 63-year-old Manmohan Kamath and a 12-year-old Dinesh. Though they both were quickly pulled out from the water and rushed to a nearby hospital, doctors pronounced them dead on arrival. In a separate incident, a 35-year-old woman in Bengaluru's Mahadevapura was killed in a wall collapse incident. The deceased, Shashikala, worked as a housekeeping staff at IZMO Ltd., a software company, in the area. It was around 7 am on Monday that a compound wall on the company premises allegedly collapsed and fell on Shashikala, who died on the spot. The wall was reportedly weakened due to intense overnight rainfall. Bengaluru rain | Key updates Amid intense rain in Bengaluru, BJP MP PC Mohan requested companies in the city, including Infosys, to consider work-from-home arrangements for employees to help reduce the impact on employees and business in India's "Silicon Valley". Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar, meanwhile, said that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has fixed 70 per cent of the 210 flood-prone areas identified in the city, adding that the work on the remaining 30 per cent, i.e., the leftover 20 areas will be taken up soon. He said that 197 km of stormwater drains have been built, for which ₹ 2,000 crore are being spent by the state government. 2,000 crore are being spent by the state government. Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah said that on Monday, Bengaluru recorded 104 mm of rainfall, which was higher than expected. The CM and his deputy, DK Shivakumar, will conduct a city-wide inspection on May 21. CM Siddaramaiah said that his government will provide a compensation of ₹ 5 lakh to the family of Shashikala, the housekeeping staff of a software company in Mahadevapura, who died due to a wall collapse on Monday. Follow all the updates here: May 20, 2025 8:55 AM IST Bengaluru deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar said that 70 per cent of the 210 identified flood-prone areas have been fixed. 'We had identified 210 flood-prone areas in the city. Since taking charge as Bengaluru Development Minister, we have resolved issues in 166 of those locations. Work is in progress in 24 areas, and action will soon begin in the remaining 20,' he was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. He added that the city has constructed 197 km of stormwater drains as part of the flood prevention measures. 'We've fixed 82 of these. Work on the remaining 41 spots is pending,' he said, adding that the government has allocated ₹ 2,000 crore for stormwater drain infrastructure. We're working to resolve flooding and support the public. There is no need for panic," Shivakumar said. May 20, 2025 8:54 AM IST Incessant rainfall across Karnataka, including Bengaluru, led to massive waterlogging issues, posing difficulties for commuters to navigate through the roads. More than 210 areas were identified as flood-prone, as per deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar. Visuals from the city showed heavily flooded roads as the employees in the 'Silicon Valley of India' struggled to get to work.
Time of India
20-05-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Woman dies in wall collapse; BBMP announces Rs 5 lakh compensation
BBMP A 35-year-old woman lost her life after a wall collapsed in the Whitefield-Channasandra area. Following the incident,Chief Commissioner Maheshwar Rao announced a compensation of `5 lakh to the victim's 35-year-old woman, Shashikala, was killed when a rain-soaked compound wall collapsed on her.A private sector employee, Shashikala succumbed to her injuries on the another rain-related incident, a compound wall collapsed in Ideal Homes Layout, RR Nagar, early Sunday morning, killing five buffaloes and a cow. The fire department received an alert around 7.08 am and responded from the Jnanabharathi Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar are scheduled to inspect various rain-affected areas on Monday evening, including Manyata Tech Park, Sai Layout, HSR Layout, Ejipura Junction, Silk Board Junction, and the BBMP control a press conference, Rao said Bengaluru recorded the highest rainfall in the last decade.'With such intense rain, minor problems are unavoidable. Our teams have identified 206 sensitive locations and provided relief in many of them,' he also highlighted that permanent solutions are being implemented in key Sai Layout, the drainage system will be expanded, and water inflow sources will be sealed. At Silk Board, where water stagnation is caused by overflow from Madiwala Lake, silt removal from stormwater drains is teams, in coordination with BWSSB and the fire brigade, are actively working on the has also begun to remove encroachments along stormwater drains (rajakaluves).In a separate tragedy at Madhuwan Apartments in Dollar's Colony, BTM Second Stage, two individuals died due to electrocution. Manmohan Kamath (63), a resident of the apartment, was using an external motor to pump water out of the inundated cellar when a short circuit occurred around 6.15 pm. In the same incident, 12-year-old Dinesh, the son of a Nepalese worker employed at the complex, also came in contact with the live current and died.
Hindustan Times
20-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Bengaluru rain havoc: Two electrocuted in apartment basement, death toll climbs to 3
After Monday's relentless rainfall in Bengaluru, two residents lost their lives due to electrocution while attempting to manage waterlogging at a residential complex. According to a report by Deccan Herald, the victims have been identified as 63-year-old Manmohan Kamath, a resident of Madhuvan Apartments in NS Palya, BTM Layout 2nd Stage, and 12-year-old Dinesh, the son of a Nepalese worker employed at the same complex. According to police officials, Kamath was attempting to drain rainwater that had accumulated in the apartment's basement around 6.15 pm, the report added. He reportedly brought in a motor pump and connected it to a power socket. While trying to operate the equipment, a suspected short circuit occurred, resulting in a fatal electric shock. (Also Read: Bengaluru heavy rain: 70% of identified flood-prone areas fixed, says DK Shivakumar) At the same time, Dinesh, who was playing nearby, also came into contact with the electrified water and was electrocuted, the report further added. Other residents of the apartment quickly intervened, managing to disconnect the motor and pull both individuals from the water. They were rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors pronounced them dead on arrival. Police have initiated Unnatural Death Reports (UDRs) for both cases and are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident. Earlier on Monday, a separate rain-related tragedy claimed the life of a 35-year-old woman in Bengaluru's Mahadevapura area. The victim, identified as Shashikala, was a housekeeping employee at IZMO Ltd., a software company located in the area. According to police, the incident occurred around 7 a.m. when a compound wall on the company's premises allegedly collapsed, reportedly weakened by intense overnight rainfall. Shashikala was caught under the falling structure and died on the spot. A senior officer confirmed that a case has been registered and an investigation is ongoing. Authorities are also examining whether the wall collapse was solely due to the rain or if additional structural issues contributed to the incident. (Also Read: Bengaluru rain havoc: 'Crores spent, zero results,' says BJP-led opposition)
News18
20-05-2025
- Climate
- News18
3 Killed As Heavy Downpour Sinks Bengaluru, City Records 105.5 mm Of Rain In 24 Hours
Last Updated: Overnight heavy rain on Sunday claimed the lives of three people in Bengaluru. The downpour sparked civic chaos and a political blame game over the city's poor infrastructure. Three people, including a nine-year-old boy, were killed in rain-related incidents on Monday as extremely heavy overnight rain brought Bengaluru to its knees on Monday. Shashikala, an employee of a private company, succumbed to injuries after a wet compound wall suddenly collapsed on her in Whitefield on Monday morning. She was walking towards Channasandra when the wall gave way and fell on her, resulting in her death. Later, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh from the government for Shashikala's family. In another incident, two persons, including a young boy, were electrocuted at BTM Layout in the city on Monday evening. The deceased were identified as 55-year-old Manohar Kamat and nine-year-old Dinesh, a native of Nepal. According to police, both were electrocuted while attempting to pump rainwater out of the apartment's basement using a motor. With the heavy downpour, locals were seen through water, and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel, who launched evacuation efforts, also faced challenges due to a shortage of boats. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, Bengaluru city received 105.5 mm of rainfall during the 24 hours ending 8.30 am on May 19. The last time it rained this heavily during this month was on May 18, 2022. Incidentally, the all-time record for May stands at 153.9 mm, which was set on May 6, 1909. Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mounted an offensive against the ruling Congress, alleging that the crores of rupees spent over the last two years on the city's infrastructure have yielded no results. It attacked Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru in-charge DK Shivakumar for the state of affairs, even as the latter admitted Bengaluru's problems were not new, but that the government was now working for a long-term fix. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the downpour was 'unexpected," and that he has instructed officials to take up remodelling and de-silting clogged stormwater drains (SWD). Later, in an X post, DK Shivakumar wrote, 'Flooding issue resolved in 70% of the identified areas of Bengaluru, remaining to be fixed soon." 'We had identified 210 areas as flood prone in Bengaluru. Ever since I took over as the Bengaluru Development Minister, we have fixed flooding issues in 166 (70%) of those localities. Flood prevention work is currently going on in 24 areas while work would soon be taken up in the remaining 20 areas. We have built 197 km of storm water drains," Shivakumar added, as he shared a video of his remarks during a press meet at the BBMP War Room earlier today. Flooding issue resolved in 70% of the identified areas of Bengaluru, remaining to be fixed had identified 210 areas as flood prone in Bengaluru. Ever since I took over as the Bengaluru Development Minister, we have fixed flooding issues in 166 (70%) of those localities.… — DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) May 19, 2025 Meanwhile, several software companies in the city advised employees to work from home due to worsening traffic conditions. Watch India Pakistan Breaking News on CNN-News18. Get breaking news, in-depth analysis, and expert perspectives on everything from politics to crime and society. Stay informed with the latest India news only on News18. Download the News18 App to stay updated! First Published: May 20, 2025, 07:12 IST
