As Bengaluru continued to witness heavy rains, many roads in the city experienced waterlogging throughout Tuesday night, with the BBMP control room receiving complaints from Sivananda Circle, Mehkri Circle, Kengeri, Agara, Halasuru, Nayandahalli, and Agara among other areas.
According to BBMP officials, a team had to rush to the underpass at Sivananda Circle underpass to clear the water that resulted in huge traffic snarls in the area for a long time.
Meanwhile, the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) reported that areas in western and southern Bengaluru received between 11 mm and 71.5 mm of rainfall. Areas that saw heavy downpour included Jayanagar, BTM Layout, Koramangala, RT Nagar, Yelahanka, Hebbal, Basavanagudi, Dasarahalli, Sampangiramanagar, Rajajinagar, and Malleswaram in the city.
While the KSNDMC has predicted heavy rainfall in the BBMP area for the next two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for the city.read more
Karnataka Bengaluru News Live Updates: Rains to continue in Bengaluru, IMD sounds yellow alert
