Yogesh K Porwar
*Bowring Hospital tragedy:GBA commissioners meet under CM chairmanship.
*Chief Minister Siddaramaiah instructs immediate action to close city potholes.
Bowring Hospital compound wall disaster:CM Siddaramaiah instructs suspension of concerned executive engineer.
In the wake of the Bowing Hospital compound wall collapse that caused the death of seven people,Chief Minister Siddaramaiah instructed to suspend the concerned executive engineer and issue a notice.
A meeting of GBA commissioners was held under his chairmanship today in the wake of the Bowing Hospital tragedy due to heavy rains.
The Chief Minister,who discussed the damage caused by rain in Bengaluru and the seven deaths yesterday due to the collapse of the Bowring Hospital wall with the GBA commissioners,questioned why soil was poured during the work even though he knew that the wall would be damaged.
The Chief Minister asked the hospital chief why he did not take care of the soil that was being poured to damage the wall.
The Chief Minister,who instructed to issue a notice to the Bowring Hospital chief,said that immediate action should be taken to close the potholes in Bengaluru.
There was a lot of damage in the rains that occurred in Bengaluru yesterday,and more than 250 trees fell.Seven people died.
A compensation of Rs.5 lakh has already been announced for the families of the deceased.
He instructed to provide free treatment to the injured.
*Make preparations before the onset of monsoon rains:
Necessary preparations should be made before the onset of monsoon rains.The Commissioners of all the five zones of Bengaluru should take precautionary measures.The Chief Minister instructed that the branches of dry and dangerous trees should be cut.
He said that there is a possibility of heavy rains in the coming days and steps should be taken to remove silt from the Rajakaluvas and prevent flooding.
He instructed to immediately clear the garbage and branches that have fallen on the roads due to the rain.
He suggested that barricades be immediately put up in the underpasses to prevent rainwater from stagnating and to prevent people from using the underpasses.
Deputy Chief Minister,DK Shivakumar,MLA Rizwan Arshad,Chief Secretary,Dr.Shalini Rajneesh,GBA Commissioner,Maheshwar Rao,Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister,Anjum Parvez,etc.were present.
