Rains batter city, yellow alert issued

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru

Heavy rains continued to lash Bengaluru as waterlogging and tree falls were reported in the city, while the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for the district on Saturday.

IMD said that parts of south Bengaluru had received torrential downpour on Thursday night with Gottigere getting 61 mm of rainfall, the highest in the city, closely followed by Anjanpura (60 mm).

Bommanahalli’s Anugraha Layout saw some of the worst waterlogging in the city. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike confirmed the same. “We received waterlogging complaints from Bommanahalli. We are monitoring the situation,” a BBMP official said.

 Moreover, a tree was uprooted in Chamarajpet. “A tree fell near Chikanna Garden in Chamarajpet. Other places have only recorded minor incidents like branches falling,” another BBMP official added.

 As many as 15 districts in Karnataka have been issued yellow alerts by IMD: Bagalkote, Gadag, Koppal, Raichur, Vijaypura, Raichur, Yadgir, Ballari, Chamrajanagar, Chikkaballapura, Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Hassan, Kolar, Ramnagara and Tumakuru