Bengaluru: With the city’s infrastructure being particularly vulnerable to even short spells of rains, the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNMDC) has told the civic body to stay alert.
With wind speeds expected to increase to around 50 km/hr, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) held an emergency meeting on Monday. It is keeping teams ready to attend to tree falls and other debris.
The KSNDMC is preparing a ward-wise forecast of rain expected. This data is being conveyed to local engineers and officers. Areas on the eastern side – Mahadevarapura, Koramangala, Indiranagar – are expected to receive more rain.
As many as 25 flights between Bengaluru and Chennai were cancelled on Monday on account of Cyclone Vardah. These included 11 Chennai to Bengaluru flights and 14 Chennai-bound flights from the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA). As many as 16 Chennai-bound flights, four of them international, were diverted to KIA.
The spokesperson of the Bangalore International Airport Ltd. said 15 were passenger flights carrying around 100 to 150 people each. One was a cargo flight. Some carriers rescheduled flights for Tuesday. BIAL said the staff at KIA assisted passengers with information about alternative ways of reaching Chennai.
