<p>The BBMP has received approval from the Urban Development Department (UDD) to begin 359 works crucial to stop flooding in 72 vulnerable city areas.</p>.<p>A majority of those works will involve building retaining walls around stormwater drains. They will cover 171 kilometres and is estimated to cost Rs 1,500 crore.</p>.<p>The BBMP developed an action plan after Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced massive fund allocation to bolster stormwater drains in the 2022-23 budget. The civic body consulted local MLAs to identify works on a priority basis. It submitted the plan to the UDD on June 3.</p>.<p>Out of the 171.49 km of drain network, 47.49 km are primary drains, and 124.11 km are secondary.</p>.<p>Although the government initially announced grants only for primary drains, the BBMP insisted that it should also cover the secondary drains pointing out that flood-hit areas like Kendriya Vihar, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Sai Layout and Mahalakshmi Layout are located next to secondary drains.</p>.<p>The UDD order sets aside Rs 484.88 crore for primary drains and Rs 1,005.12 crore for secondary drains.</p>.<p>The grant will focus the strengthening work in flood-prone areas like HRBR Layout, Veerannapalya, Nayandahalli Junction Near Rachenahalli Lake, LBS Nagar in Yelahanka, Someshwara Layout in Arekere, Anugraha Layout, BEML 5th Stage, Pai Layout, and Vaddarapalya.</p>.<p>The BBMP will roughly spend Rs 8.7 crore per km of remodelling work.</p>
<p>The BBMP has received approval from the Urban Development Department (UDD) to begin 359 works crucial to stop flooding in 72 vulnerable city areas.</p>.<p>A majority of those works will involve building retaining walls around stormwater drains. They will cover 171 kilometres and is estimated to cost Rs 1,500 crore.</p>.<p>The BBMP developed an action plan after Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced massive fund allocation to bolster stormwater drains in the 2022-23 budget. The civic body consulted local MLAs to identify works on a priority basis. It submitted the plan to the UDD on June 3.</p>.<p>Out of the 171.49 km of drain network, 47.49 km are primary drains, and 124.11 km are secondary.</p>.<p>Although the government initially announced grants only for primary drains, the BBMP insisted that it should also cover the secondary drains pointing out that flood-hit areas like Kendriya Vihar, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Sai Layout and Mahalakshmi Layout are located next to secondary drains.</p>.<p>The UDD order sets aside Rs 484.88 crore for primary drains and Rs 1,005.12 crore for secondary drains.</p>.<p>The grant will focus the strengthening work in flood-prone areas like HRBR Layout, Veerannapalya, Nayandahalli Junction Near Rachenahalli Lake, LBS Nagar in Yelahanka, Someshwara Layout in Arekere, Anugraha Layout, BEML 5th Stage, Pai Layout, and Vaddarapalya.</p>.<p>The BBMP will roughly spend Rs 8.7 crore per km of remodelling work.</p>
