Inundation leaves Bengalureans sleepless

Apart from Koramangala, Fathima Layout Thanisandra too was flooded as rains continue.

A view of flooded street at Fathima layout in Thanisandra, Bengaluru.

As rains continue to batter the city, residents of many flood prone pockets continue to have sleepless nights, as areas have been inundated on Sunday night as well.

Suma Kiran, a resident of Koramangala 4th Block that has been at the recieving end of rains this season, said that the area was again flooded with knee-deep water and slush on Sunday night. "Sunday's rains were not even comparable to August 15 rains. It was just more than a drizzle in our area. But none the less the area is flooded with knee deep water," she rued. She said that it was not just rain water but also sewage that has flooded most ground floors of houses in the area. "The shoulder drains and the exit points of the newly laid sewage pipeline are blocked and there seems to be a reverse flow of sewage which is flooding the area," she said. Fire engines have been pressed into action to pump out water and sewage from the streets on Monday morning.

Not just Koramangala, even Fathima Layout in Thanisandra was also similarly flooded with waist deep water following Sundays rains complained residents. Imtiaz Ahmed, one of the residents said that the water was yet to recede and all the residents were stranded as none could venture out. He said that the area was flooded recently as well but no civic authorities had either visited the area or tried to solve the problem. "There are encroachments of storm water drain downstream due to which there is a reverse flow of water flooding our areas. But no action has been taken," he alleged.

A temple on Bellandur tank bund road which got flooded after heavy rain in Bengaluru, on Friday.

 

This kind of devastation despite the city recording less than heavy rains on Sunday night. Intense rainfall continued in parts of the city, with Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) recording an average of 56.8mm of rain over the 24 hour period ending Monday morning.  A map of the localised rainfall shows that parts of North Bengaluru received the brunt of the rainfall. The highest was at Jakkur, with over 122mm of rainfall, says Karnataka State Natural Disaster Management Centre. Byatarayanapura (which encompasses Fatima Layout), Nandini Layout and Nagapura received over 70mm of rain.

Weatherman has predicted only moderate rains for the city over the next three days.