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BBMP report blames gusty winds, dry leaves for flooding of underpass

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in its report on Sunday’s tragedy, which claimed the life of 23-year-old Bhanurekha, blamed gusty winds that resulted in falling of dry leaves and branches, and the volume of rainfall for the flooding of the K.R. Circle underpass. The report also proposed construction of drains to check waterlogging. 

It should be noted that the 23-year-old techie, working at Infosys, died after a multi-purpose utility vehicle (MUV) in which she was travelling along with her family, drowned in flood water at the underpass. 

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