{"id":13384,"date":"2023-03-30T08:17:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T08:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=13384"},"modified":"2023-03-30T08:17:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T08:17:32","slug":"heavy-rains-bring-bengaluru-to-standstill-roads-streets-flooded-more-downpours-predicted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=13384","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Rains Bring Bengaluru To Standstill: Roads, Streets Flooded; More Downpours Predicted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Little over a month after the unprecedented heavy rains and floods brought parts of Karnataka&#8217;s capital Bengaluru to its knees, the city is going through the nightmare yet again.<\/p>\n<p>Heavy rains have been pounding the city since Wednesday night, resulting in the inundation of the roads and residential areas in many parts of Bengaluru.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption-image-wrapper\">BCCL<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"block-header-title x-medium\">Jump To<\/h2>\n<nav class='mt-10 jumplink-nav'>Roads and residential complexes floodedMetro wall collapse damage carsRecord-breaking rainsMore rains likely: IMD<\/nav>\n<h2 id=Roads_and_residential_complexes_flooded>Roads and residential complexes flooded\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>The worst affected areas in Bengaluru include several arterial roads in the east, south and central part of the city, including the IT zone of Bellandur.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The rains have inundated residential areas of Indiranagar II Stage, HAL Layout in Indiranagar and HSR Layout.<\/p>\n<p>Shantinagar, Jayanagar, Vijayanagar, Mysuru Road, Majestic, City Market, Rajajinagar, Kengeri, Uttarahalli, Yelahanka, Hebbal regions were heavily affected by the rain. Mahadevapura and Bengaluru East, the regions which experienced flood fury recently recorded 60 to 80 mm of rainfall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption-image-wrapper\">\n                        BCCL<\/p>\n<h3 id=Metro_wall_collapse_damage_cars>Metro wall collapse damage cars<\/h3>\n<p>A wall built near the BMRCL construction site in\u00a0Seshadripuram collapsed due to the heavy rains on Wednesday night resulting in public outrage. Seven cars and two bikes were damaged in the incident. Two persons who were in the car that was parked beside the wall had a narrow escape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption-image-wrapper\">\n                        BCCL<\/p>\n<p>The heavy rains and flooding on the roads also resulted in several vehicles including two-wheelers getting washed away.<\/p>\n<p>Videos posted on social media showed the horror of what the residents had to go through.<\/p>\n<blockquote contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"display: inline-block; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0px 1px 10px 0px; border-radius: 3px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 15px; width: calc(100% - 2px); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\" class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Condition of Sultanpet Main Road after an half hour rain<\/p>\n<p>CM should order investigation into this too.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody took 40% comission from civil work#bengalururains #bangalorerains #bengaluru #Bangalore pic.twitter.com\/CaNnZyIWqm<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kamran (@CitizenKamran) October 20, 2022<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"display: inline-block; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0px 1px 10px 0px; border-radius: 3px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 15px; width: calc(100% - 2px); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\" class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">#Bengalururains visual 04 pic.twitter.com\/1TEYd6jJNt<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Priyathosh Agnihamsa (@priyathosh6447) October 19, 2022<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"display: inline-block; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0px 1px 10px 0px; border-radius: 3px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 15px; width: calc(100% - 2px); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\" class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Koramangala while returning from work today. Cannot be more grateful to people helping in this condition. \ud83d\ude4f#bengalururains pic.twitter.com\/35mkP3IsSx<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aishwarya (@aishwaryajayant) October 19, 2022<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"display: inline-block; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0px 1px 10px 0px; border-radius: 3px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 15px; width: calc(100% - 2px); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\" class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Again there was waterlogging in Bellandur. <\/p>\n<p>What has MLA @ArvindLBJP cc @BSBommai done since the last flooding? #BengaluruRain #bengalururains pic.twitter.com\/GfgFhnN5d5<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0ca8\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0cc1 Unknow\u0ca8\u0cc1\u270d\ud83c\udffc (@Bearded_Brahmin) October 19, 2022<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"display: inline-block; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0px 1px 10px 0px; border-radius: 3px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 15px; width: calc(100% - 2px); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\" class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is&#8217;nt a river,its my building&#8217;s basement.#bbmp #bengalururains pic.twitter.com\/NFU2wmr5o8<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeeshan Kohli (@JeeshanKohli) October 20, 2022<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"display: inline-block; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0px 1px 10px 0px; border-radius: 3px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 15px; width: calc(100% - 2px); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;\" class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Government eyewash of encroachment eviction comes under nature wash! Yemlur foods again.@CMofKarnataka sir, citizens want concrete action against concrete buildings on our Rajakaluve and lakes. @BSBommai #EastBengaluru #bengalururains #BengaluruRain #bangalorerains pic.twitter.com\/O76sU7UpQx<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Citizens Movement, East Bengaluru (@east_bengaluru) October 20, 2022<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 id=Record_breaking_rains>Record-breaking rains\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), 59 mm of rainfall was recorded in Rajamahal Guttahalli in the northern part of the city on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption-image-wrapper\">\n                        BCCL<\/p>\n<p>This year, Bengaluru received a record rainfall of 1,706 mm &#8212; breaking all prior records.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, the state capital had recorded 1,696 mm of rainfall.<\/p>\n<h3 id=More_rains_likely_IMD>More rains likely: IMD<\/h3>\n<p>The IMD has issued a yellow rainfall alert in Bengaluru. The weather office has also predicted possible light rainfall for the city during the next five days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption-image-wrapper\">\n                        BCCL<\/p>\n<p>A yellow alert has been issued for the districts of Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada, Udupi, Chamarajanagar, Kodagu, Shivamogga, Belagavi, Haveri, Bagalkot, Kalaburagi, Koppal and Bellary.<\/p>\n<p>Click Here: <a href='https:\/\/www.kankenbags.com\/cheap-kanken-backpack\/fjallraven-kanken-art-spring-landscape-backpacks' title='Fjallraven Kanken Art Spring Landscape Backpacks'>Fjallraven Kanken Art Spring Landscape Backpacks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The floods come at a time when the Basavaraj Bommai government which came under heavy criticism for its poor response last month has been trying to control the damage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption-image-wrapper\">\n                        AP<\/p>\n<p>Citizens and some of the biggest names in the IT industry had called out the government for the poor infrastructure in Bengaluru and industry bodies had even threatened to leave the city.<\/p>\n<p>The government had ordered a crackdown on illegal constructions, encroaching on the waterbodies. However, after the initial few days, it did not do much to clear the encroachments on the natural course of the waterbodies.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>For more on news, sports, and current affairs from around the world, please visit\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Indiatimes News.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Little over a month after the unprecedented heavy rains and floods brought parts of Karnataka&#8217;s capital Bengaluru to its knees, the city is going through the nightmare yet again. Heavy rains have been pounding the city since Wednesday night, resulting in the inundation of the roads and residential areas in many parts of Bengaluru. BCCL &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=13384\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Heavy Rains Bring Bengaluru To Standstill: Roads, Streets Flooded; More Downpours Predicted&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13384\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}