Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday said that the state government is working towards a permanent solution to Bengaluru's flooding issues. "The Opposition is busy criticising, let them do. We are working towards achieving a permanent solution for rain woes in Bengaluru. Ultimately, criticisms die and only good work lives on," he said while addressing a press conference after inspecting flood relief works in the city, along with CM Siddaramaiah, in several areas of Bengaluru.

"The BJP is criticising today. What did they do when they were in power? I have instructed officials to remove encroachments, but some have got stays from the Court. BJP did nothing about these encroachments. We had identified 211 areas prone to floods, of which we have fixed 166 issues. Works are pending in 44 others places and we are taking them as well. The number of flood-affected areas have come down in Bengaluru. We are trying to give Bengaluru a new shape and we will do it," he explained.