Tech firms, state government agree to solve Bengaluru rain-related issues by next monsoon

The Karnataka government and IT companies on Wednesday decided to jointly find a permanent solution to the issue of waterlogging in the city following incessant rainfall over the last few days that affected citizens and several tech firms in two key tech suburbs.

The stakeholders also agreed to meet every month virtually, with representatives from industry bodies including Nasscom in attendance.

State IT/BT minister CN Ashwath Narayan, who chaired the 90-minute meeting along with chief secretary Vandita Sharma and Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan late on Wednesday, assured that the flooding issue would be solved by the next monsoon.