Bangalore turned into Venice, as roads flooded following heavy rain

Heavy rains in Bangalore have disrupted the normal life of residents walking through the flooded streets. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rainfall in rural and urban areas of Bangalore until September 3.

Schools and universities remained closed on Tuesday due to heavy rain. Several trees were uprooted and the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway was flooded after heavy rains.

Despite travellers being stranded and villagers severely affected due to severe waterlogging, officials were involved in multiple meetings. The absence of bureaucrats on site further led to confusion on the ground. However, the police personnel with the support of the youth from the villages along the road did their best to solve the traffic problems.

Rainbow Drive Layout in Sarjapur went sailing in the flooded streets in protest against the unpreparedness of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to solve the problem of waterlogging during the monsoon every year. The layout has been flooded twice in the last month. Residents made their way in a boat and waded through waist-deep water and said authorities had not learned a lesson from last year's monsoon when parts of the city remained inundated for days.

Travellers also complained of traffic problems and waterlogging. The worst affected areas were Bellandur Outer Ring Road (ORR), Sarjapur, HSR, KR Puram and the road connecting to Electronic City.

Meanwhile, the toxic Lake Bellandur has overflowed creating an uproar among commuters. On the other hand, traffic has come to a standstill on the Mysuru-Bengaluru highway due to incessant rain.

The state government will also submit a proposal to the central government seeking relief of Rs 1,012.5 crore under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) rules.

“A total of 23,794 houses have been damaged and crop loss is in the order of 5.8 lakh hectares from June till now. Therefore, we will request central relief of Rs 1,012.5 crore as per NDRF rules. This does not include rain losses from the past few days," Ashoka said.

Since June 1, Karnataka has received 820mm of rain, affecting 27 districts and 187 villages, impacting a population of 29,967; while rainfall of 9 mm has been recorded in the last 24 hours, affecting 20 villages in the districts of Ramanagara, Chamarajanagara and Mandya, impacting the lives of 3,000 people.

As many as 96 people have died and three are missing due to rain-related incidents since June.

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