As rains continue to batter Bengaluru, disrupting normal life and inundating several parts of the city, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister (CM) DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said officials have been deployed for the aid of residents and they are attending to the issues caused by the downpour. He also said that there is no need for anyone to worry.

Shivakumar, who is also minister in-charge of Bengaluru Development, stated that the Karnataka government is committed to protect the lives and properties of the people, as he hit back at the opposition's criticism of the administration's "failure" in managing the situation, by asking them whether they can stop nature?