Heavy rain throws life out of gear in Bengaluru; two dead, several areas waterlogged

BENGALURU: Night-long heavy rainfall wreaked havoc across Bengaluru leaving several parts of the city flooded with 3-4 feet of water and killing two migrant labourers.

According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) officials, Bengaluru witnessed more than 114 mm rainfall in less than 12 hours resulting in overflowing of almost all storm water drains (SWD) in all zones of the city.

Due to the overflowing SWDs, several major roads and arterial roads turned into lakes with 3-4 feet of water forcing late-night commuters to abandon their vehicles and wade through the flooding water.

Areas in RR Nagar, Koramangala, Hoskerehalli, Horamavu, HBR Layout and other parts of the city witnessed heavy flooding of storm water into apartment complexes, houses and layouts damaging houses.
As per the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), the highest rainfall of 155 mm was witnessed in Horamavu in Mahadevapura limits. Many apartments in Sai Baba Layout in Horamavu were flooded and residents had to spend the night on terraces.

“This is the situation during the rainy season every year. For over a decade, the state government and officials had assured us to resolve the issue. But there is no improvement on the ground,” lamented Srikar, a resident from the locality.
Similarly, overflowing Hunasamaranahalli Lake near Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) submerged the National Highway–4 triggering traffic-jam up to Yeshwantpur. A 12-feet concrete wall collapsed in Shivajinagar limits damaging more than 15 vehicles.
The Nayandahalli Junction on the busy Mysuru Road was converted into a swimming pool with more than 5-feet of water flooding the junction. Several motorists were found ‘swimming’ through the flooding waters while hitting out against the state government for the mess.