Heavy rain in Bengaluru led to severe flooding, once again spotlighting the crumbling infrastructure in the Karnataka capital with streets turning into rivers.
Varthur, situated in the eastern periphery of Bangalore and part of the internationally famous Whitefield township, recorded 60 mm of rain.
Several storm water drains overflowed and inundated the nearby areas. Apart from the Bellandur lake, Hallenayakanahalli, Varthur lakes also overflowed. The inundation impacted the Outer Ring Road majorly. It connects the city to tech parks located on the city's outskirts.
In view of flooding, the city civic body has taken up upgradation of 195 km of storm water drains. Of the 859.9km of storm water drains, 491 km was upgraded.
Last month, a 22-year-old woman died after her car got submerged in a flooded underpass.
Watch: Stranded For Over 2 Hours, Bengaluru Techies Leave Cars, Walk Home 5 Killed In Building Collapse After Heavy Rain In Bengaluru 'Bengaluru Resembles Venice': HD Kumaraswamy's Dig As Rain Batters City Russia's Firing Of ICBM On Ukraine Is Weapon's 1st Combat Use In History Amazon Employee Greets Friend At Wedding, Dies Of Cardiac Arrest This Asian City Is Emerging As Sex Tourism Hub. It's Not Where You Think India Blocks 17,000 WhatsApp Accounts Of Hackers From South-East Asia "Dark Moment": Israeli Envoy On World Court's 'Arrest Netanyahu Order' IBPS PO Prelims 2024 Results Released, Mains Details Inside Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.