Horror stories of being stuck in traffic for hours after the downpour in Bengaluru on Monday are still being widely shared on social media. Several citizens have even questioned if it was worth living in the city with its terrible traffic woes that only worsen with every spell of rain.
Bengaluru received uninterrupted heavy rainfall from 2 am on Monday which left key routes waterlogged, severely affecting traffic. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), its city observatory on Palace Road recorded 74mm of rain within 24 hours.
"Just another day on the Bellandur Lake Road. 45 minutes in the same spot. Monday morning meeting missed with half my colleagues on the same road. Bengaluru is becoming uninhabitable. Where’s tax money going? Where are the traffic police?" wrote X user @AvgIndians.
Just another day on the #Bellandur lake road. 45 mins on the same spot. Monday morning meeting missed with half my colleagues on the same road.Bengaluru becoming uninhabitable.
Where’s tax money going?Where are the traffic police? @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc @Jointcptraffic pic.twitter.com/ndBPHs9BYm
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— A (@AvgIndians) August 12, 2024
"It rained heavily last night and now the entire city is stuck in traffic, no matter which govt comes into power there seems to be no solution for the city’s traffic and water logging problems, it just gets worse day by day," added user @nvtwxxts.
Bumper to bumper traffic in e city flyover. Stuck for past 2 hours. #electroniccity #bengalurutraffic @blrcitytraffic pic.twitter.com/HEHpTMYStM— Ramachandran R (@ramacr1150) August 12, 2024
Deepak (@dpak_v) said he did not go to work after checking out the traffic congestion on the road. "I had to return home seeing the traffic. Looks scary. Feel very sorry for the school-going kids who are stuck in this traffic for no fault of theirs! This is a crime against them, many of them might be having breakfast at school!" he said.
"It seems like Bengaluru traffic is a never-ending solution," wrote Souvik (@Souvik2406). "Huge traffic from E-City towards Silk board. I Was stuck here for over an hour. I pity those passengers who got down midway travelling towards KIA to catch their flight. Take diversion via Ulsoor lake."
Meanwhile, the IMD has issued warnings for heavy rainfall across Bengaluru, central Karnataka, coastal districts and areas bordering Karnataka and Maharashtra, from Wednesday onwards. The Met has also issued an alert on likely waterlogging and flash floods.
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