Bengaluru: Normal life affected in Namma Bengaluru due to unexpected torrential rains late on Monday night, which continued into the wee hours of Tuesday morning. The heavy rain caused much havoc on the streets, including heavy inundation and tree falls. The BMTC depot was inundated with rain water thus making the BMTC to cancel more than 100 bus services. The BMTC staff could not take out the buses due to rain water at the BMTC depot where buses are parked.
Many low-lying areas including Koramangala, HSR Layout, Shantinagar, Wilson Garden, K R Puram, Anugraha Layout, Halasuru, Vivek Nagar, Murugesh Palya on Old Airport Road and Gurappana Palya on Bannerghatta Road, have been inundated with almost knee-level water on the streets leaving residents stranded in their homes.
Koramangala seems to be one of the worst hit areas. Several tree falls have also been reported from these areas. Even as BBMP officials have been pressed into action, residents have been complaining of lack of adequate response from civic officials.
The rains that lashed the city on Monday night, seemed to be the highest in recent times and in at least over a decade. As per Meteorological Centre, Bengaluru, the HAL station recorded a heavy rainfall of 14.4 cm and the City station 12.9 cm of rainfall in the last 24 hours.
“The city’s record is 16.6 cm in 1890. The next was in 2009 when the city received over 7.7 cm. Tuesday’s rains have surpassed the 2009 record,” said S.M. Metri, Director, Meteorological Centre, Bengaluru.
