And Friday has left the city stranded in water.
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The city is expected to get more heavy rains in the next 48 hours.
Low-lying areas, particularly Kodichikkanahalli and Bilekahalli, were the worst affected by the flooding as water entered houses following the breach of a lake. Not just that people were seen literally fishing on waterlogged streets specially on ring road.
Karnataka Fire & Emergency service personnel rescuing the people from the flooded locality of Kodichikkanhalli. The situation did not improve on Friday morning as most roads leading to Gurugram remained choked with traffic.
Overflowing lakes and drains coupled with uprooted trees compounded woes for commuters.
“I have spoken to Corporation Commissioner in the morning; he has deployed his staff at places”.
According to the weather department Bengaluru has recorded 135 mm of rainfall in the last four days, 30 mm more than its monthly rainfall in July.
The roads were filled with atleast 4 feet of water.
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The massive overnight showers turned Bengaluru’s formidable traffic jams into a horror story, including on roads near Electronics City, which houses Infosys and thousands of IT workers.
