Bengaluru: The tech hub city has been witnessing heavy rainfall since Tuesday, which has wrecked havoc on day to day life of the people. An orange alert has been issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) with the warning of increased intensity of rainfall in the upcoming days.
The continuous downpour has caused several problems across the city including waterlogging and falling of trees. Accruing to this, a tree fell on the track of the Purple Metro Line between Indiranagar and SV Road due to which the line was disrupted for almost two hours. The tree fell at around 6:15 am, thereafter the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) stalled train services between MG Road and Baiyappanahalli. For two hours, the train service was not available at Trinity, Halasuru, Indiranagar and SV Road metro stations.
Wall at Manyata Tech Park collapses
In another incident, an embankment wall at a construction site in Manyata Tech Park collapsed due to the continuous heavy rainfall. Manyata Tech Park is an important software technology park in Bangalore which is located in Nagawara on Outer Ring Road. After the incident, netizens took it to humour and called it “Manyata Tech Falls.”
A part of an embankment wall at a construction site inside #Manyata tech park collapsed after heavy inflow of rain water weakened it. #Bengaluru #BengaluruRain pic.twitter.com/ErAkNXuUgG
— Anil Budur Lulla (@anil_lulla) October 16, 2024
Holidays declared for schools
The district administration has declared holiday on October 16 as a precautionary measure for all the primary and secondary schools including anganwadi centres. As the government schools have been closed due to Dussehra holidays till October 21, the order applies only to the private schools. Also the heads of colleges have been instructed to take necessary precautions after evaluating the conditions of their facilities. Due to waterlogging, tree falling and traffic issues, many private companies are providing work from home to their employees.
