through the layout. During heavy rains water enters the households causing inconvenience to the residents. Hence, a secondary drain was built to divert flood waters
into storm water drains solving the problem partially. The natural gradient of the
Koramangala valley of which Shinivagulu Tank bed is a component facilitates water
to drain through the wetlands into the Bellandur lake affecting natural flow and
causing flooding along the belt. The residents filed a writ petition in the High Court
against the nuisance of the drain asking for coverage. Federation—Forward 68
(group of 12 Residents Welfare Associations) filed a Public Interest Litigation and
resolved it after a long legal battle. There are several such instances of violation who
have not found solutions as yet, in the city (Manasi and Smitha 2012).
2.2 Flooding Damages Property
Flooded roads/homes, traffic jam, power cut, sanitary water entering the homes are
the common situations encountered in Bengaluru in the recent past. Urban slums
and settlements are more vulnerable as they live in dwellings that do not have
drainage. Since, several of the slums are located along side drainage lines, sewage
drains, low lying, congested and unplanned areas; they are susceptible to receive the
onslaughts of flooding. Houses constructed are of poor quality using available local
materials that do not protect them. Slums lack basic facilities in sanitation and
hygiene aggravating the problems further. Newspapers reports results of rain havoc
report instances of houses falling and people getting killed, trees falling and disrupting traffic, damaging vehicles and at times causing death, electric poles getting
uprooted. The congested areas where the poor reside are flooded, making it
impossible for them to move out of their dwellings.
BWSSB’s survey in Bengaluru has shown that flooding was more in the central
part of the city, 7 % of houses faced flooding, 10 % of households of urban poor
have been encountering flooding for more than a decade. Among the respondents
surveyed, flooding had lasted between one and three days 2/3rds indicated while
Photo Congested lanes, Gulbarga slum, Peenya and Summanahalli slum
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into storm water drains solving the problem partially. The natural gradient of the
Koramangala valley of which Shinivagulu Tank bed is a component facilitates water
to drain through the wetlands into the Bellandur lake affecting natural flow and
causing flooding along the belt. The residents filed a writ petition in the High Court
against the nuisance of the drain asking for coverage. Federation—Forward 68
(group of 12 Residents Welfare Associations) filed a Public Interest Litigation and
resolved it after a long legal battle. There are several such instances of violation who
have not found solutions as yet, in the city (Manasi and Smitha 2012).
2.2 Flooding Damages Property
Flooded roads/homes, traffic jam, power cut, sanitary water entering the homes are
the common situations encountered in Bengaluru in the recent past. Urban slums
and settlements are more vulnerable as they live in dwellings that do not have
drainage. Since, several of the slums are located along side drainage lines, sewage
drains, low lying, congested and unplanned areas; they are susceptible to receive the
onslaughts of flooding. Houses constructed are of poor quality using available local
materials that do not protect them. Slums lack basic facilities in sanitation and
hygiene aggravating the problems further. Newspapers reports results of rain havoc
report instances of houses falling and people getting killed, trees falling and disrupting traffic, damaging vehicles and at times causing death, electric poles getting
uprooted. The congested areas where the poor reside are flooded, making it
impossible for them to move out of their dwellings.
BWSSB’s survey in Bengaluru has shown that flooding was more in the central
part of the city, 7 % of houses faced flooding, 10 % of households of urban poor
have been encountering flooding for more than a decade. Among the respondents
surveyed, flooding had lasted between one and three days 2/3rds indicated while
Photo Congested lanes, Gulbarga slum, Peenya and Summanahalli slum
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