Corporations begin setting up disaster response teams in Bengaluru as monsoon approaches
As the monsoon season approaches, Bengaluru's corporations are establishing rapid response teams to mitigate rain-related damage. The city will deploy various teams, including tree canopy management and crane teams, to enhance emergency responses. This initiative follows recent severe weather that caused significant destruction, highlighting the need for improved preparedness.
- ▪All five corporations in Bengaluru are setting up rapid response teams and other specialized teams for the monsoon season.
- ▪The city will utilize 30 tree canopy management teams, 25 rapid response teams, and 18 crane teams, each consisting of eight members.
- ▪Recent rains resulted in the uprooting of 515 trees and the snapping of over 1,500 branches, revealing a shortage of manpower for damage control.
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With the monsoon season approaching, all five corporations are being equipped with rapid response teams, regular night teams, crane teams, and regular canopy management teams to ensure minimal rain-related damage and to strengthen emergency response to citizen complaints.According to documents accessed by The Hindu, the city will utilise the services of 30 regular tree canopy management teams, 25 rapid response teams, 11 regular night teams, and 18 crane teams. Each team will comprise eight individuals. In addition, the corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) have identified 13 temporary timber depots.
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