Bengaluru rains: 14 flights diverted at Kempegowda International Airport; water leakage at newly inaugurated Metro stations

At Nallurhalli Metro station station, the ticketing area was flooded and passengers wading through went viral on social media. Buckets were also placed at Metro stations to collect rainwater.

“It’s unfortunate that a newly inaugurated station is flooded with a spell of showers. There was water on the platform as well as near the ticketing counter. Metro staff were seen emptying water using buckets” Pravir Bagrodia of Whitefield Rising told Moneycontrol.

He said stretches like Whitefield Main Road and Varthur Road were also flooded due to rain and he spotted many stranded passengers.

Asked about water seepage at newly inaugurated Metro stations in Whitefield section, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) chief public relations officer BL Yeshwanth Chavan told Moneycontrol: "It’s probably at the expansion joints between viaducts and the station building . A team is already looking into the reasons and for corrective measures will be taken."

Water stagnation was reported in many areas of the city including Whitefield, Marthahalli and Devanahalli. Many motorists reported water-logging and severe traffic congestion in places like Outer Ring Road, Varthur Kodi and Hope Farm junction in the tech-corridor. The city's civic body is drawing ire from citizens over their lack of preparedness.

According to the meteorological department, rain is expected to continue till April 6 in many parts of the state. "Rain/thundershowers likely to occur at isolated places over Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru Urban, Chamarajanagar, Chikkaballapura, Kolar, Mandya, Mysuru, Hassan & Ramanagara districts of south interior Karnataka," said a Met department official.