Overview

• The Individual Tax Payers' Forum representing residents of Varthur, Panathur and Balagere requested a pause on property-tax collection until basic infrastructure is restored.
• The Oct. 13 email to the Chief Minister, signed by about 40 residents, cites major flooding on Oct. 10–11 despite his Sept. 27 visit to nearby Varthur.
• The forum alleges piecemeal white-topping and incomplete drainage works, with faulty gradients on Panathur Main Road already causing water to pool.
• Residents report stormwater being routed into sewage manholes leading to backflow, along with encroachments blocking drains and culverts leaking onto roads.
• The letter calls for a scientific audit, completion and interconnection of stormwater drains before more roadwork, safe footpaths, and accountability for officials and contractors, and it asks the CM to order a halt to tax collection until standards are met.