Tree fall due to rain and wind on Kanakanapalya Road near RV Teachers' College on Tuesday.
Credit: DH Photo/M S Manjunath
Bengaluru: Over 142 families faced the brunt of Tuesday's day-long rainfall as water gushed into their homes, disrupting life and destroying household items.
Yelahanka faced the maximum hardship. Overall, 58 areas across the city, barring South and Dasarahalli, were marooned.
According to the BBMP, 39 trees were uprooted and 55 branches were broken.
These figures have been collated on the basis of the complaints received by the BBMP. The actual number is several times more.
The BBMP has requested those affected to call the helpline number 1533 to lodge complaints. Officials said they have set up a command centre at the head office and all eight zonal offices have set up helpdesks.
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said the control rooms and helpdesks will operate round-the-clock as Bengaluru is expected to see rains in the next three days. "Normally, the city records around 5 mm of rain, but on Tuesday it went up to 16 mm. This is an excess of around 228%. In some areas, the rain was as much as 37 mm," he said.
Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said his department has deployed about 60 national and state disaster response force (NDRC/SDRF) personnel to assist the civic body. "We have put Fire and Emergency Services on stand by for immediate response," he said.