Rains and hailstorm batter Bengaluru: Manyata Tech Park flooded again, traffic snarls across city

Manyata tech park in Nagawara was inundated yet again, while traffic slowed to a crawl across major stretches of the city.

Heavy rain lashed Bengaluru on Tuesday evening, bringing some relief from the sweltering heat but once again exposing the city’s poor civic preparedness.

Manyata tech park in Nagawara was inundated yet again, while traffic slowed to a crawl across major stretches of the city. Visuals on social media showed knee-deep water inside the Manyata Tech campus, with commuters wading through flooded roads. Rainwater was even seen gushing into a moving BMTC bus within the campus.

Though the downpour lasted less than an hour in many areas, it caused severe waterlogging and left motorists stranded. Kalyan Nagar and Banaswadi also reported brief but intense hailstorms.

This is the situation in Manyata tech park, Bengaluru and this is not the first time and massive traffic#bengalururains #Bengalururain pic.twitter.com/NCH0Rn219B
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“The pathetic state of Bengaluru’s infrastructure was once again exposed as Manyata Tech Park turned into ‘Manyata Lake’ after just 30 minutes of rainfall,” posted user @karnatakaportf on X.

Another user, Rohan R Shanbhag, wrote, “Need proper drainage and also the companies to have foresight not to call employees during heavy rains.”

Manyata Tech Park pic.twitter.com/tLvnDv2pLm Mahesh lm (@Lm74Mahesh) May 13, 2025

Rainfall data shared by private weather enthusiast Namma Karnataka Weather (@namma_vjy) showed that Bengaluru experienced two spells of rain yesterday, with the highest recorded in East Banaswadi at 73 mm, followed by Horamavu-2 (61.5 mm), Chowdeshwari (58.5 mm), and HAL Airport (51.5 mm). Other areas saw moderate to light showers, including Kushalnagar (43.5 mm), Kodigehalli (42 mm), and Hagaduru (41.5 mm). Rainfall gradually tapered across the city, with localities like Kengeri receiving 11.5 mm.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for the coming days, predicting more rain and gusty winds (30–50 kmph). The maximum temperature in Bengaluru dropped to 32°C — 1.3°C below normal.

BBMP received 157 complaints related to fallen trees and branches across Bengaluru between 8am and 10:30pm on May 13, following rain and gusty winds. Of these, 36 were tree fall complaints and 121 involved fallen branches.

Bengaluru traffic police issued advisories as waterlogging and fallen trees caused major slowdowns in areas like Horamavu–Nagawara, Hennur–Nagawara, Vibgyor School Road, and Balagere. In Kasturinagar, stagnant water near a hotel brought traffic to a halt. Waterlogging also slowed traffic at Panthur RUB, Ramamurthy Nagar, Yelahanka, Hunasamaranahalli, Hebbal, and Kuvempu Circle, with heavy congestion from Veerannapalya to Hebbal.

The IMD continues to forecast light to moderate rainfall across Bengaluru and other parts of South Interior Karnataka over the next few days.