Bengaluru rains: Citizens complain of flooding, traffic jams. 'Will tell my kids I crossed a river to go to work'

Several social media users shared pictures of flooded Balagere Road that resembled a winding river. Others shared pictures of jam-packed roads with crawling traffic. (Image credit: @Bnglrweatherman, @shilgiri_rao/X)

Bengaluru started the week with hours of heavy rain and predictions of more rainfall in the coming days. With waterlogged streets and traffic snarls at several locations in the city, Monday morning blues hit citizens hard with many taking to social media to share pictures of their flooded localities, questioning authorities if the situation in the city will ever improve.

"When taxes of Bengaluru that don't vote distributed amongst those who vote as freebies, this will be the result! No single drain was maintained in the last 16 months in #Bengaluru! We are left to God’s mercy!" wrote citizen's group @east_bengaluru on X.

Another user wrote, "Will tell my child that I used to cross a river to go tot work. Who am I kidding though? 25 years later infra will remain the same."

Will tell my child that nadi par karke hum office jaatein the.

Who am I kidding tho, 25 years later infra will remain the same

Silicon Valley of India @peakbengaluru just after 3 hours of rain#monsoon2024 #SiliconValley #BengaluruRains pic.twitter.com/K3s8GXXWiH

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Several social media users shared pictures of flooded Balagere Road that resembled a winding river. "Pic of the day" they called it.

Pic of the Day :

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"Balagere Road, once again showing its resilience post-rains. But with every downpour, the struggle continues. Who’s responsible for fixing this recurring mess? #BengaluruRains #CityInfrastructure #BalagereRoad" pic.twitter.com/gBOcIYhdFX

— Gyan Man ಜ್ಞಾನ ಮ್ಯಾನ್ (@Rafeeq647) August 12, 2024

Guess this place in Bengaluru ?

Hint : It's not a river. It's a road. #BengaluruRains pic.twitter.com/8K9yuFSpQY

— Door Ke Darshan (@DoorKeDarshan) August 12, 2024

People have also been stuck on the road for hours owing to the waterlogged streets and the traffic jams. X user @parmod1979 said it took him two hours to take his children to school. Another user Sridhar Swaminathan (@sridharSwamina1) has been stuck in a bus for three hours. "Had a very bad day on a bus from Electronic City to Silk Board took three hours. In the bus there are a lot of aged travellers who also finding it very difficult," he wrote.

Karnataka Weather, a private weather blogger on X, said the Bengaluru City India Meteorological Department (IMD) Automatic Weather Station (AWS) has recorded 7 cm of rainfall by 6.30 am. For the day, the weather department has predicted moderate rain and thundershowers in a few places across Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Mysuru, Mandya, and Kolar districts.