Pump it like Kolkata: What IT cities Bengaluru and Gurgaon can learn from a city that stopped sinking a decade agoGurgaon and Bengaluru’s frequent flooding reflects deeper flaws in urban planning, where natural drainage has been sacrificed for construct...
15 Jul, 2025, 04.15 PM IST
Flooding: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah orders removal of encroachment of drains by tech parks, othersFollowing recent heavy rains and widespread flooding in Bengaluru, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ordered strict action against builders w...
21 May, 2025, 07.48 PM IST
Bengaluru alert: A gaping deficit amid tech and biz surplusBengaluru, India's tech hub, grapples with failing infrastructure amid rapid growth, leading to frequent flooding and poor road conditions....
20 May, 2025, 06.15 PM IST
India to spend $300 mln to build drains and expand water bodies in big citiesIndia plans to invest almost $300 million over two years for expanding water bodies and building drainage systems in seven cities to combat...
21 Aug, 2024, 01.10 PM IST
Centre highlights cities that have curbed urban floodingAs Davanagere got selected as a smart city under the Centre's flagship mission, it got additional funds and decided to initiate projects to...
09 Oct, 2022, 11.22 PM IST
Drive against encroachments in Bengaluru will go on: Minister"An anti-encroachment drive should be continuous or else illegal occupation will come up again. There will be no discrimination between the...
20 Sep, 2022, 04.46 PM IST
Wipro, Columbia Asia Hospital other big names figure on Bengaluru demolition list'What goes around comes around, comes around' aptly summarises the situation in India's silicon valley in the aftermath of the massive floo...
14 Sep, 2022, 04.19 PM IST
Bengaluru flooding: Karnataka minister warns of "Noida towers-like demolition" driveHis statement came after the Bengaluru civic body on Monday began a demolition drive within days of the havoc caused by rains-triggered flo...
13 Sep, 2022, 05.35 PM IST
Bangalore needs an urban rescue plan as city crumbles due to heavy rainfallThe impacts of climate change - during June 1-August 31, rainfall in Bengaluru was 60% in excess of the long-period average - are exacerbat...
09 Sep, 2022, 12.04 AM IST
Rains bring Bengaluru to its knees every year. Here's whyThe heavy downpour has led to traffic snarls in several parts of the city, leaving houses and vehicles partially inundated.
07 Sep, 2022, 11.13 AM IST
Maharashtra floods: Deputy CM moots construction of flyovers on Mumbai-Bengaluru highwayPawar, who was in Kolhapur to review the flood situation in the district which witnessed heavy rains last week, also called for strict acti...
27 Jul, 2021, 03.48 PM IST
Bengaluru needs a long-term overhaul to save itself from floodsSixteen persons have died in rain related incidents since May . Five of them were washed away on the night of Oct 13 alone. In the 60 days,...
17 Oct, 2017, 11.07 AM IST
Mosquito breeding in record Bengaluru rain raises epidemic fearsThe BBMP has deployed health personnel drawn from unaffected zones to launch awareness campaigns as well as undertake fogging operations in...
17 Aug, 2017, 10.44 AM IST
Government sleeps over hard lessons of July 2016 delugeThe BWSSB received as many as 203 complaints related only to overflowing sanitary lines, mostly in places such as Koramangala, JP Nagar and...
16 Aug, 2017, 10.44 AM IST
This pervious concrete can absorb a floodIn fact, the BBMP is spending Rs 800 crore to construct new storm-water drains and remodel existing ones using reinforced cement concrete (...
19 Jun, 2017, 10.50 AM IST
India's IT capital is at the mercy of rainBengaluru is, in fact, spending huge money on stormwater drains. Only , the Commissioner seems unaware.As many as 509 flood-prone areas hav...
23 May, 2017, 11.06 AM IST
Can Bengaluru avert Chennai's mistakes?The apex agency to monitor natural disasters has raised serious concerns over Bengaluru's preparedness to handle a flood situation like Che...
07 Dec, 2015, 10.33 AM IST