The State government on Monday decided to release an additional ₹600 crore, including ₹300 crore to Bengaluru, to take up relief work in the rain and flood-affected areas, even as it announced a slew of measures to improve the situation in Bengaluru.
“To address the disruption of water supply owing to flooding of the pump house in T.K. Halli, a contingency plan has been formed to supply water to the areas affected. Water from about 8,000 borewells would be drawn to supply to areas coming under the Cauvery third stage and fourth stage second phase,” Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai told reporters after chairing a video conference with the Deputy Commissioners of the flood-affected districts.
Among other major decisions taken on Monday, included installing sluice gates to major tanks in Bengaluru besides removal of encroachments.
