After dry September, parts of B’luru witness heavy rains

NT Correspondent Bengaluru: Heavy rain and gusty winds lashed parts of the Central Business District (CBD) and East Bengaluru late on Tuesday. Coming after the driest September, Tuesday’s showers if they continue, could make October a much wetter month. Ac c o rd ing t o the Indian Meteorological Depar tment (IMD) , Bengaluru Urban recorded 21.5 millimeters of rainfall while Electronic City recorded 6 mm rain. The IMD has predicted isolated heavy rains in Bengaluru, (Urban & Rural), for the next five days starting Friday, October 4. In terms of tree falls, the Mahadevapura zone of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) reported branch falls due to heavy winds at Ramamurthy Nagar, Doddakanahalli, ACS Layout in Whitefield and Devarabeesanahalli in Bellandur.

All of them have been cleared. Roads were heavily inundated in this zone, and as a result, a part of the service road of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) at Karthik Nagar caved in. Traffic had to be diverted to the main road. Reports say Joint Commissioner of Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) M N Anucheth has told metro officials that this may have occurred due to the rain and the work undertaken by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL). Further more, BTP reported heavy waterlogging at Siddapura in Whitefield, the railway bridge towards Marathahalli, Gunjur Varthur Kodi road, Thubarahalli, Balagere T Cross, Khoday Underpass towards Anand Rao Circle, Hebbal flyover and Yelahanka railway underpass. Netizens shared visuals of heavy waterlogging on the streets near Kamaraj Road adjacent to Commercial Street. “Dirty sewage water near Commercial Street.” wrote a user on X.