BENGALURU: For 5,000 residents of Kendriya Vihara Apartment in Yelahanka near Kogilu Cross, Saturday night was a harrowing experience. Residents, many of them senior citizens and children, were trapped in their apartments due to waterlogging. Several cars and bikes in the parking lot were submerged in the rainwater. After experiencing the deluge first-hand, families are worried to send their children to schools. Their lives have been disrupted with no power, water and many are running low on groceries.
Krishna, a retired employee living in the 8th Block, told Express that he has not stepped out of his apartment since Saturday as there is 4 feet of water on the ground floor. “We have not bought any groceries since Saturday evening,” he added. The tahsildar of the area, along with BBMP staff, rushed to the spot and pumped out some water. But another spell of rain on Sunday afternoon added to the misery.
With the ground floor flooded, the elevator too has stopped working. The building has nine floors and residents living on the top floors don’t venture down. Power supply to the apartment was disconnected on Saturday. Supply of drinking water too has been affected, Krishna added.
Revathi Jose, another resident, said the milk supplier too has not turned up. “I have lived in this apartment for the past 14 years and I have never faced any problems. This is the first time incident of waterlogging here and it was unexpected.”
“The apartment is near a lake. The lake overflowed due to the incessant rain and water gushed into the premises. BBMP officials had put some sand bags to block the water, but it was of no use,” she said.