Reaching office became a challenge for several who worked in the south-east parts of the city, which also houses the IT corridor and the garment sector.
A flooded Central Silk Board impacted vehicular movement between Electronics City and Madiwala, leaving IT employees going to Electronics City stranded.
Veerasandra Junction on Hosur Main Road was inundated from morning, throwing traffic on the crucial IT corridor out of gear. Several fire tenders were seen pumping out water at junctions to clear the traffic. Those who did reach office were several hours late, while some returned home to opt for the work-from-home facility.
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“My shift starts at 8 a.m. but I reached office only around 11.20 a.m.,” said an employee who works in a BPO company on Hosur Road. Archana, an IT company employee said, “Though I started in the morning, my colleagues told me about the traffic jam near Silk Board. I decided to go back as I didn’t want a repeat of what happened during the garment workers’ protest.” However, employees in major IT companies in the Electronics City region, said that despite the mayhem, it was business as usual.
Garment workers working in and around Bommanahalli and Electronics City were also hard-pressed. K.R. Jayaram from the Garments and Textile Workers’ Union said many workers spent close to an hour in traffic jams as a majority of them depend on public transport. “Many of the workers went late to the factories and were denied entry. They lost a day’s wages,” he said. “With water seeping into their homes, many garment workers had to skip work. Even a day’s wage is extremely crucial for them and many of them had a harrowing experience,” added Madina Taj, another union member.
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