Flood-hit Bengaluru limps back to normalcy, but more rain misery in store | Top points

A brief respite from the torrential downpour allowed the waters to recede and life to limp back to normalcy in Bengaluru. But the worst is not yet over for the city, as the IMD has forecast more rain.

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New Delhi
September 8, 2022
UPDATED: September 8, 2022 11:03 IST
Tractors being used to evacuate people stranded at the waterlogged Yemalur area after heavy monsoon rains in Bengaluru (PTI photo)

India’s Silicon Valley, Bengaluru, sank under floodwaters this week after record-breaking rains. The visuals of people being evacuated from submerged homes and ferried through waterlogged streets on tractors became the defining image of the calamity.

A brief respite from the torrential downpour allowed the waters to recede and life to limp back to normalcy. But the worst is not yet over for the city, with the weather bureau predicting heavy rainfall over south interior Karnataka, including Bengaluru, for Thursday and Friday (September 8-9).

Here are the top developments:

  • In worrying news for Bengaluru residents, heavy to very heavy rainfall is predicted over a few places in coastal and south interior Karnataka on September 8-9 and interior Karnataka on September 9-10, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

  • According to IMD data, the Bengaluru City observatory recorded 251.4 mm of rainfall in the last four days, including 131.6 mm on Sunday, the highest 24-hour precipitation in September in 34 years. Bengaluru Rural gauged 752.3mm of rainfall against a normal of 303.5mm between September 1 and September 7 -- an excess of 148 per cent. Bengaluru Urban received 168 per cent surplus rainfall -- 840.2mm of precipitation against a normal of 313.2mm -- during the period.
  • The deluge caused stormwater drains and lakes to overflow, which in turn, inundated low-lying areas and turned major roads into rivulets. Mahadevapura, Yelahanka and Bommanahalli zones were the worst affected.

  • Localities like Rainbow Drive layout, Sunny Brooks Layout, and some areas on Sarjapur Road were badly hit by waterlogging. Most parts of the Outer Ring Road, including the tony IT hub, were flooded, leading to massive traffic snarls.
  • Two of Bengaluru’s most coveted gated communities -- Epsilon and Divyasree 77 degree East -- were perhaps the worst hit by the flooding in the city. High-end cars were submerged, household belongings were washed away, and top business and tech executives were ferried to safety on tractors and boats.
Residents of waterlogged Rainbow Drive Layout use coracles to commute after heavy monsoon rains, at Sarjapur in Bengaluru (PTI photo)

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Posted byDevika Bhattacharya