Rain havoc in Bengaluru: 226 trees uprooted, dozens of branches pending clearance
Heavy rains and a hailstorm on April 29 caused widespread tree falls and branch damage across Bengaluru, leaving many areas uncleared by the morning of April 30. The Greater Bengaluru Authority reported that nearly half of the 226 tree fall incidents and over half of the 623 branch clearances remained pending. The unattended debris contributed to traffic congestion during Thursday's morning rush hour.
- ▪On April 30, 92 out of 226 reported tree fall incidents in Bengaluru had not been cleared by 9:15 a.m.
- ▪A total of 325 fallen branches out of 623 reported cases remained unattended across the city.
- ▪The tree and branch clearances were managed across Bengaluru’s five municipal corporations.
- ▪Pending debris clearance added to traffic congestion during peak morning hours on April 30.
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Following heavy rain and hailstorm that left the city paralysed on Wednesday (April 29), several areas where trees had fallen or branches had snapped remained uncleared on Thursday (April 30) morning, causing inconvenience to commuters and residents. According to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) Command and Control Centre, as of 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, 92 of the 226 reported tree fall incidents across the city’s five corporations were yet to be cleared. Of the 623 instances of fallen branches reported, 325 had not been attended to yet. This added to the congestion on the roads during morning peak hours on Thursday.
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