Bengaluru Rains: BBMP-Built Stadium Partially Collapses A Month After Inauguration, Funds Worth Rs 50 Cr Misused

The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium inaugurated on 1 March 2022 in Bengaluru's HSR Layout partially collapses after heavy rains on May 8. The heavy rains in the city had uprooted several trees while flooding many low-lying roads, but the newly built stadium by the BBMP retains to be the major victim of the lashes. According to reports, iron bars were seen scattered on the parking lot behind the gallery and slabs were torn by heavy wind and rain.

Aditya Pran Changkakati

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