Pratiksha Ghosh
Bengaluru, May 19 2025:Bengaluru has been brought to its knees by relentless rain, with the city's infrastructure buckling under the pressure.
The India Meteorological Department's issues an 'orange' alert for heavy rainfall for both north and south of Karnataka. Several districts, including Bengaluru Urban and Rural, Kolar, Hassan,Mysore, Balagavi, Mandya , Raichur and others , struggle to cope with the deluge.
Residents have been forced to wade through knee-deep waters, while vehicles have stalled and homes have been inundated. Local MLA B Basavraj's JCB jaunt through flooded Sai Layout highlighted the severity of the situation.
Netizens, meanwhile, have taken to social media like twitter “x” to vent their frustrations on government ,with one user quipping in social media , "Looks like BBMP officials have transformed Bengaluru into Venice – guess we'll need boats to get around!"
Another post says “This water was meant to fill Bellander and Varthur lakes . But over 2 years , our honest government has been busy filling its pockets instead of desilting the lakes “.
The IMD has warned of continued heavy rainfall, citing a cyclonic circulation over the region. With the city's drainage system overwhelmed and traffic grinding to a halt, Bengaluru's residents can only hope for a swift return to normalcy.
