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The years pass, but there appears to be no end in sight for the pothole and flooding conundrum of Bengaluru. The year 2024 was no different. This year, too, when the skies opened up, Bengaluru reeled under floods and the roads were rid of potholes. The city faced a dry spell and a water crisis until May. However, as rains began to lash the city in May, it witnessed flooding, tree falls, and pothole issues throughout the rest of the year. Two people were killed, and at least six were injured in tree-fall incidents. On May 6 alone, when the city received its first spell of rain this year, 126 trees and 125 tree branches fell. Despite several measures taken by the civic body to prevent underpass flooding following the death of one person in the K. R. Circle underpass in 2023, many underpasses continued to flood this year, too. However, the civic body, in coordination with the traffic police, closed down most underpasses during heavy rains and prevented deaths. The city witnessed flooding in October. In the first week of that month, basements of multiple apartments, including Kendriya Vihar in Yelahanka, saw inundation, and the residents had to be evacuated to safety. The Sai Layout at Horamavu was also flooded and water entered over 100 homes in Ramakrishna Nagar and Yelachenahalli in Bengaluru south. In the third week of October, too, a similar situation prevailed, exposing gaps in the flood-mitigation measures of the civic body. Multiple spells of moderate to heavy rainfall resulted in flooding of roads and tree falls in June, July, August, September and November. A senior BBMP official said that flooding in the city had come down considerably compared to previous years. Between 2021 and 2023, more than 10,000 houses were affected by each monsoon. But this year, he claimed, not more than 2,000 houses were flooded. This indicates that BBMP’s flood mitigation measures, including clearing encroachments on stormwater drains, are working. Backbreaking rides Following the rains in May, the city’s roads started to have potholes again. According to recent data shared by the BBMP, the civic body has identified more than 10,000 potholes this year and is left with over 1,000 to fill. This year, the BBMP launched Raste Gundi Gamana, a mobile application to take complaints from citizens and fix potholes. According to a senior BBMP official, this year, the civic body has spent about ₹35 crore on pothole filling. Between October and December, the city experienced one of the worst roads. After the floods, potholes surfaced, but even after they were fixed, they resurfaced again and again due to poor repair work. The uneven roads at stretches where potholes were filled exposed a lacuna in the BBMP’s quick-fix solution. Naveen G., an IT worker who commutes on Puneeth Rajkumar Road every day, said that the road condition remains poor, especially after the onset of the monsoon. The BBMP fills potholes, but they resurface. This is similar in most parts of the city, he said. The BBMP has been criticized for delaying completing repair work. In December, it also conducted a pilot of Ecofix mix technology, which helps fill potholes during the monsoon. Ecofix is developed using industrial waste, specifically iron and steel slag produced by steel industries. The mix does not require any dehydration process, making it suitable for repairing water-filled potholes. A BBMP official said potholes are dynamic and they continue to exist due to high density of vehicles. Published - December 24, 2024 09:58 pm IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp RedditOKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma will be obtaining mobile counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems detection technology following mystery sightings in other states. Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday announced he had directed Tim Tipton, public safety commissioner and homeland security adviser, to procure the systems to support state and local law enforcement in responding to recent unmanned drone activity. “Drones and unmanned aerial systems are an exciting new industry here in Oklahoma,” Stitt said. “We want to make sure that industry has room to thrive.” Because the technology is new, the state doesn’t have all the measures in place to ensure protection from those who wish to cause harm, Stitt said. “The activity happening in New Jersey and across the country is unsettling,” Tipton said in a statement. “While we’ve only had a few reports of drone activity in Oklahoma, we want to be ready in case the need arises.” Residents in New Jersey and other parts of the eastern United States have reported seeing unexplained drones in the sky recently, sparking concerns over who is operating them. The AP has reported that law enforcement doesn’t believe the drones are a public safety threat, though the FBI has asked residents to share any information, videos or photos they might have. Tipton was not available Monday to answer questions about the announcement, including how much the systems will cost to procure and where the funding will come. Federal law generally prohibits disabling or destroying any unmanned aerial systems because federal rules consider drones to be a form of aircraft. This prevents state and local law enforcement from any activity that would interfere with the flight of a drone, including shooting it down. With the detection systems, DPS can monitor and identify the drones without destroying them and ensure the state’s critical infrastructure is protected, officials said.Venmo, a payments app, began promoting Santa on social media in December 2024, with official Venmo profiles on TikTok and Snapchat among other platforms. This made the idea of a Santa Claus account "giving away" money on Venmo for the holidays seem more plausible. According to official regulations and restrictions available online, the Santa on Venmo offer does seem to be authentic and operated by Venmo. However, several fraudsters used this to fabricate Santa Claus profiles and take advantage of gullible individuals. How Does The Santa On Venmo Work? The app hired a Santa Claus to be the face of an official account. Here users could "request" money from Santa (up to $100) and include a blurb about the gift you want, and if you are lucky, you might get paid what you asked for. However, in order to deceive customers, scammers created fraudulent Santa Claus accounts on Venmo with names like "@SanttaOnVenmo" or "@venmosanta." These entice victims to these accounts and disable the "request money" option by using sponsored social media advertisements. As a result, victims are forced to press "pay," which unintentionally sends $100 or more to the fraudsters. How To Identify The Fake And Real Santa On Venmo Firstly, be extremely wary of Santa Claus accounts that offer free money in exchange for a Venmo "payment." Verify the account through Venmo before proceeding since majority of them are probably fake. Also, significant warning signs of a scam attempt are also any technical issues or user interface techniques that cause payments to be made rather than requests. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from US Buzz, World and around the world.Exploring Qualitative vs Quantitative Research: Pros, Cons, and Applications
