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BENGALURU: Just 52 millimeters of rainfall from late Sunday evening to Monday morning was all it took to leave Bengaluru reeling.
Like previous times Mahadevapura Zone witnessed a flood-like situation. Many low-lying area in other parts were also hit.
Motorists travelling to work had to wade through water on Monday morning. A video of a Swiggy delivery man riding his two-wheeler through a pool of water went viral on twitter.
Major roads in the city were flooded. School vans were stranded on waterlogged roads and office goers in Varthur and Bellandur in the IT zone faced traffic issues as the main road was flooded.
Vehicular traffic moving towards Mekhri Circle from Hebbal flyover and Esteem Mall was slow. Vehicles leaving Electronic City Elevated Road near Veerasandra got stuck in the traffic, and people traveling on this road resorted to detours.
In many parts of BBMP's jurisdiction also, rainwater caused waterlogging. In Hebbal, Mekhri Circle and Nagawara, the police cleared garbage to let the rainwater flow into the drain.
Water, water everywhere
In the last 24 hours in Bengaluru, the highest rainfall of 61.5 mm was recorded in Kodgehalli. Similarly, VV Puram saw 57.5 mm, Vidyapeeth 56 mm, Nayandahalli 55 mm, Hagadur 54 mm and Rajarajeshwari Nagar 53 mm of rainfall.
V. Nagenahalli saw 50.5 mm, Rajarajeshwari Nagar (2) 50.5 mm, Pulakeshi Nagar 49.5 mm, Yalahanka 49 mm, Arakere 48.5 mm, Doddanekkundi 45 mm, while 44 mm of rainfall was recorded in HSR Layout.