As heavy rains drown Bengaluru, lack of proper infrastructure adds to commuters' problems
Incessant heavy rain since Thursday night crippled normal life in several parts of Bengaluru, leaving in its wake water-logged roads, flooded houses and severe traffic jams. People were Officials said emergency service personnel were pressed into service since early morning and the control room of city civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike was working round-the-clock to attend to the complaints. TS Sudhir, writing for Firstpost, said, “Though it has been raining off and on since 26 July in Bengaluru, Thursday night’s heavy rainfall saw a large part of south Bengaluru turning into Venice. View from Madiwala flyover pic.twitter.com/HqSm29WzuV — Abhishek Goyal July 29, 2016 Over the past two days, the Bellandur lake in the southeastern part of the city has not only been overflowing but has started frothing.
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