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Evening showers connected Saturday near respective arterial and sub-arterial roads crossed the metropolis waterlogged, starring to postulation snarls, conveyance breakdowns, and disruptions during highest hours. The concern was peculiarly terrible successful the eastbound parts of the city, including Whitefield, Mahadevapura, and Varthur.
HAL Airport Road, connecting to Varthur Road, was among the worst-hit stretches, with commuters struggling done knee-deep waterlogging. The terrible inundation besides led to aggregate conveyance breakdowns, causing prolonged congestion. Even ambulance question was hit.
Commuters took to X to stock their ordeal and questioned the functioning of the East Corporation contempt it being the richest civic body.
A postulation constabulary authoritative told The Hindu that an overflowing stormwater drain successful the vicinity compounded the problem. However, a corp authoritative explained that stormwater drain (SWD) works were presently underway successful the area. Incidentally, the East Corporation Commissioner had visited the tract connected Friday to inspect the ongoing works and had directed officials to expedite them.
Ironically, portion Varthur Road was severely affected by waterlogging, the East City Corporation was posting connected societal media astir the swift measures undertaken to wide waterlogging successful different parts of the city. However, rainwater entered aggregate flat complexes successful the area.
In northbound Bengaluru, terrible waterlogging was reported adjacent Vaddarapalya Junction connected Hennur–Bagalur Main Road. The Hebbal up-ramp towards the airdrome besides witnessed important h2o accumulation. A purported video of postulation constabulary serviceman clearing the waterlogging with carnivore hands adjacent Hebbal went viral connected societal media.
A goods conveyance that had reportedly stopped aft moving retired of substance was rear-ended by a car, starring to dense congestion and reducing postulation question to a crawl connected the airport-bound carriageway.
Among the worst-affected stretches were KEB Junction, Varthur Kodi Road towards Whitefield, Hegde Nagar Road towards Thanisandra, the Madivala Ayyappa Underpass towards Madivala Police Station, Nexus Whitefield, Thubarahalli Road towards Siddapura and Varthur Kodi, GRT Junction, and Siddapura Road towards the Vibgyor U-turn.
