Bengaluru: 58 places identified as highly prone to flooding

Bracing for a copious monsoon, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is working out steps to handle the floods and lake breaches, a common feature in the recent past.

The civic body has identified 211 flood-prone areas across the city, 58 of which are categorised as severely vulnerable to flooding while 153 are marked as moderately vulnerable. The categorisations will serve as a warning for the public well in advance.

The BBMP data, accessed by DH, reveals that the RR Nagar zone with 39 spots and West Bengaluru with 38 spots have the greatest number of flood-prone areas. The Bommanahalli zone has 12 severely vulnerable spots, while the Mahadevapura zone has 11.

“The places have been identified on geographical factors and previous flooding incidents, besides also considering the amount of rainfall,” a senior BBMP official said.