Rain brings waterlogging woes

Rain brings waterlogging woes
Deccan Herald

The body of a 40-year-old man was found floating in a drain at Mathikere.

The City was hit by a sudden spate of showers on Tuesday evening, flooding and triggering traffic jams in various places. However, no largescale damage was reported. In Jayaramaiah Colony, Mathikere, the body of a 40-year-old man was found floating in a drain. His body is kept in Ramaiah Hospital.

The heavy downpour caused waterlogging in areas near the Mandamma Temple in Rajajinagar, Mahadeswara Road in Kamakshipalya, parts of KR Puram and Rammurthy Nagar, and also roads near HMT Bhavan, J C Road, Malleswaram, Mathikere, Yeshwanthpura and Peenya. Reports of uprooted trees came in from behind Cauvery Theatre on Palace Road. Mud caved in near Lalbagh West Gate due to water seepage.

In Seshadripuram, Fire Department personnel pumped out water and pulled out 15 cars stuck in two feet high water beneath a bridge near Kino Theatre. A similar situation prevailed opposite Food World in Cox Town. However, the situation was brought under control. The exercise took nearly an hour before traffic movement was restored. A buffalo was reportedly electrocuted in Peenya 2nd Stage. Reports of wall collapses came in from RT Nagar and near Ulsoor Lake, where a 30-feet wall on the tank bund collapsed. A Gurudwara wall collapsed near the Madras Engineering Group (MEG) office in Cox Town. No casualties were reported.

Traffic jams were reported on KH Road, KR Puram Road, Old Madras Road, Mysore Road, Jalahalli Cross, Nandanhalli, Seshadripuram, Samp-ge Road, areas between Anand Rao Circle and Majestic and other areas, while overflowing drains and pipelines brought traffic to a halt on Mysore Road and Vijayanagar between 4 pm and 6 pm. At the Mysore Road-Vijayanagar Junction, storm-water drains overflowed, pu-lling in a two-wheeler. Vehicular movement was restored only by late evening. Traffic came to a standstill for around 22 minutes near Ulsoor Lake after a truck skidded and collided with a tourist bus on the slippery stretch.

When contacted by Deccan Herald, Director of Meteorological Department Dr A L Koppar said rain gauges placed at three strategic locations to measure rainfall in the City indicated that the amount of rainfall received varied from place to place.

“Between 5 pm and 6.30 pm, the City could have received rainfall between 5 cm and 7 cm. Waterlogging and flooding of streets do not indicate heavy rainfall. It could also be due to infrastructure problems,” he said. Meanwhile, Met Department reports at 5.30 pm indicated that the City received 4.84 cm of rainfall.