Climate change, strained infra worsen flood risk in India's Silicon Valley - report


  • World
  • Wednesday, 31 May 2023

FILE PHOTO: Traffic moves through a water-logged road following torrential rains in Bengaluru, India, September 5, 2022. REUTERS/Samuel Rajkumar

BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's Bengaluru city is at risk from repeated floods as unfettered urbanization and a projected surge in population, along with heavy rainfall, pose a strain on its drainage system, a report said.

The report by global property consultancy Knight Frank, estimated that authorities may need about 28 billion rupees ($338.6 million) to restore stormwater drains that have been damaged by rapid real estate development.

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