‘Cloud-burst’ like rainfall cripples North Bengaluru, inundates several localities
The rain in Bengaluru is expected to continue until October 24. IMD has issued a yellow alert for heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning.
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The showers are expected to continue until October 24, and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning. (@namma_vjy/X)The consecutive spells of heavy rainfall, especially in North Bengaluru, have caused havoc with water entering many households in the city on Tuesday. According to authorities, a cloud burst-like condition caused a downpour near Yelahanka and Vidyaranyapura late on Monday, causing major water-logging in many parts of the area.
The showers are expected to continue until October 24, and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning.
With lakes filling to the brim due to the rain, the overflowing water bodies have become a major concern for residents. Kogilu Lake near Kendriya Vihar Apartment complex in Yelahanka overflowed prompting authorities to deploy boats for rescue operations. The apartment complex, where authorities are accused of encroaching into portions of the lake, was inundated with two to three feet of water, damaging several vehicles.
The bund of Doddabommasandra Lake, located near Vidyaranyapura, breached due to heavy rainfall inundating low-lying areas around the vicinity. Karnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, who visited the spot, said the bund was breached for the first time in the last 17-18 years. “Due to this, water has entered low-lying areas around Kodigehalli. The storm water drains too overflowed and entered layouts,” he said, adding that the outflow from Doddabommasandra Lake had reduced since morning.
Gowda said due to the concentrated ‘cloud-burst-like rainfall’ there was around 2.5 to 3 feet of water in some layouts and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) was mobilising pumps to drain the water. He said as more rainfall is forecast, there are fears that the situation would repeat even if the water receded during the day. Among other areas that were affected due to the overflowing Doddabommasandra Lake were Tata Nagar, Bhadrappa Layout, and Balaji Layout.
Traffic movement was also affected in different parts of the city, including the Outer Ring Road. In an alert, the Bellandur Traffic Police said waterlogging on the road has resulted in slow-moving traffic near Ecospace Junction. Stretches along Sarjapur road were also inundated.
Social media users highlighted the plight of several localities due to the downpour.
Tata Nagar in North Bengaluru after the deluge last night 😲
Credits to Siddharth #BengaluruRains#BangaloreRains pic.twitter.com/4nxDAfsAGv
— Namma Karnataka Weather (@namma_vjy) October 22, 2024
Another post noted that residents of Rainbow Drive in Sarjapur Road were affected by heavy flooding.
Residents of Rainbow Drive on Sarjapur road woke up to heavy flooding this morning as the neighborhood lake breached. #Bengaluru #BengaluruRains pic.twitter.com/Ui6qPDv28Y
— North BangalorePost (@nBangalorepost) October 22, 2024
In a post, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Northeast division, said the service road from Kogilu junction towards IAF was closed to enable rescue operations of those stranded at Kendriya Vihar Apartments.
Service road from kogilu junction towards IAF is closed to enable rescue pic.twitter.com/eGb1j05D31
— ACP Traffic Northeast Pradeep (@acpnortheasttr) October 22, 2024
Another post claimed that people were catching fish in flood waters at Tatanagar.
People are catching fishes in new bengaluru, tatanagar😂😂 #BengaluruFloods #BengaluruRains @hd_kumaraswamy pic.twitter.com/KeUjJoRboB
— Bhargav Acharya (@Iamachar) October 22, 2024
According to reports, air traffic was also disrupted due to the heavy rainfall on Monday evening and 20 flights were delayed while five were diverted.
Apart from Bengaluru, heavy rainfall was also reported in interior parts of Karnataka. The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre has issued a flood alert for low-lying areas downstream of Tungabhadra Dam. Outflow from the dam is expected to increase to up to 1.2 lakh cusecs due to heavy rainfall in catchment areas.
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