Bengaluru: Pemasempar that has disturbed Bengalureans through this week tends to continue until Sunday and the minimum temperature will drop to 20 degrees Celsius.
The city witnessed the rain on Friday night with Jnanabharathi, the campus area of the University of Bangalore, received 68.5mm rainfall.
The wind reached 30-40 kmph slamming Bengaluru Urban, Bengalore Rural, Ramanagara and Kolar.
The rain on Thursday night left several areas such as Madiwala, Anecal, parts of the city of electronics, HSR layout and several areas in Bommanahalli, happy, leaving citizens to overcome the celebration of Havoc Ayudha Puja.
More than 45 houses were flooded and at least 30 cars were submerged in water.
After recording under the average rain in August and September, the city received 57 percent excess rain in October.
Overall, 265.8mm rainfall has been recorded so far against an average of 168.3mm.
“This is the first time after nearly 100 years we recorded heavy rainfall in October,” said an official of the Karnataka Natural Disaster Monitoring Center.
He added: “We have received complaints some basis apartments are filled with water.” “We could hardly step out of Kumar, a resident of HSR layout whose car was half full of water, he said irritably because he could not celebrate the festival.” With continuous rain, the road crosses the HSR layout and we can hardly get out even.
To move our car, “he said.
On Thursday morning, he went to do puja for his car and noticed that the machine was broken.
Ravikanth Suresh C, another resident of the layout of Anurgraha, said it was very sad that the civilian government did not clean waterways.” If The drain is cleaned, rain water will flow easily.
Because of poor maintenance by BBMP, we end up with suffering, “he said.
He added:” Our car is broken and the Civic body will not provide compensation.
Where are we going? Regardless of the tax we paid, we finally paid the negligence price of the Civic body.
“Another resident of Nakul A, a software employee whose new SUV sank, said the Civic body had to compensate for damage.” The car was parked outside my house in Chandapura near the electronic city.
Because of heavy rains, the water enters the vehicle and destroys it, “said Nakul.
BBMP officials said Lake Madiwala overflowed and which caused the water to enter the house and apartment underground.
Gaurav Gupta, Chief Commissioner, Bbmp, said heavy rain caused flooding throughout the city, but It feels less this year.
“The Meteorology Department of India has predicted very heavy rainfall with a yellow warning.
We must be ready for it, “Gupta told Toi.
Rain plays spoilsport on the festival day in Bengaluru
