Nearly after 2 yrs of collapse, authorities rebuild retaining wall of Vrishabhavathi

Nearly two years after its collapse during the heavy rains of June 2020, the retaining wall of the Vrishabhavathi River along Mysuru Road near Mylasandra has been rebuilt.
R Suguma, the chief engineer for stormwater drains, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), said “In the next three days, we will ready the carriageway leading towards Mysuru. Once traffic police give their clearance, vehicles will be diverted to this part of the carriageway and work on the other side will be taken up.”
“Once work commences on the other 200m stretch, we will need 45 days to complete it. By the end of April, we should have completed all the work,” Suguna said, addressing the debris from the collapsed section which had brought the traffic on the adjacent 6-lane national highway at snail’s pace.
Explaining the challenges of the reconstruction work, the engineer said that they had to build a major section of the stormwater drainage from scratch, which took the most time. Additionally, the previously built drainage sections were laid diagonally which also had to be realigned afresh, said the official.
The zonal engineer said the retaining wall was built several years ago and wasn’t strong enough to withstand the cloud burst the city witnessed in June 2020. “The structure was built of stones nearly 25 years ago. We’ve now rebuilt it with reinforced cement,” he stated.
Relived with the reconstruction work culminating, commuters hope that the traffic on the Mysuru road will now be back to its usual pace, thus releasing the congestion and frequent mishaps which earlier used to occur because of the collapsed wall.