Parts of Ramanagara district were severely flooded following heavy rains that lashed the district on the intervening night of August 28-29, 2022.
On August 29 morning, a private bus going from Bengaluru to Kollegala got stuck on a flooded underpass in the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway. Locals used tractors to pull the bus out of the water. However, the bus broke down and could not proceed further, leaving the passengers stranded.
Former Chief Minister and Channapatna MLA H D Kumaraswamy, who visited the spot after learning of the plight of the passengers, called the Deputy Commissioner and requested him to arrange for an alternative bus.
Near Sangabasappana Doddi, five buses and several cars were stuck in the inundated underpass for hours. Vehicles were later shifted with the help of cranes.
Abhishek, the driver of a bus ferrying employees of Bosch said, “There were around 30 employees in the bus. We were stuck for hours. At last, cranes were deployed to shift all the vehicles. Alternative arrangements were made for the employees to reach their destinations in Ramanagara.”
At Thikmaranahalli in Channapatna Taluk, after Malluru lake breached its bound, flood water entered agricultural and residential areas damaging properties.
Near Channapatna city, several residential areas were flooded with rain water. Over 200 houses in the low-lying Beedi colony were inundated, forcing people to shift to safer places. Residents of the colony said that incessant rains in the last day had caused them immense hardships.
Suhail Khan, a resident, said, “After Kudineerukatte lake breached, water gushed inside several localities. In our area, water started gushing inside the houses in the early hours of the morning. Women and children were shifted to a community hall. People have lost their household belongings due to the flooding.”
CM inspects flood-hit areas in Ramanagar
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai visited flood-hit areas in Ramanagar district, such as Maruti Layout which was flooded after Bakshi Kere breached its bounds.
The CM with his cabinet colleagues walked on the railway track to inspect flood-affected agricultural lands and residential localities. He has announced a compensation of ₹1 lakh as immediate relief to owners whose houses collapsed and further compensation of ₹5 lakh to be paid in a phased manner.
