Maintaining that nature alone is not responsible for the woes of Bengaluru city, which witnessed flooding of several areas due to heavy rains recently, Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah on Tuesday alleged that irresponsibility and inaction of the government and corruption in BBMP too were equally responsible for the flood.
“Do not try to escape from your responsibility by merely blaming heavy rains for the problems of people. Your inaction and irresponsibility too has a role in it,” Mr. Siddaramaiah told the government while participating in a debate in the Legislative Assembly on problems caused by heavy rains in the State.
Pointing out that 1,953 major encroachments of rajakaluves (storm-water drains) in Bengaluru had been identified when he was the Chief Minister, Mr. Siddaramaiah said 1,300 of them had been cleared by the earlier dispensation. “However, 653 cases of encroachment on rajakaluves are yet to be cleared. If the present government had cleared these encroachments, Bengaluru city would not have witnessed such a major crisis,” the former Chief Minister argued.
