Karnataka: Waterlogging in Bengaluru after heavy rains, jam lasting several kilometers; advisory issued

Waterlogging was seen in parts of Bengaluru on Tuesday after heavy rains lashed the Karnataka capital yesterday. At the same time, due to heavy rains in the Bellandur area of Bengaluru, there has been severe waterlogging on the roads, due to which there has been a traffic jam of about three kilometers long.

Apart from this, waterlogging was also seen at Manyata Tech Park in Sheshadripuram. Bengaluru Traffic Police has issued an advisory in this regard and said that it is making every effort to resolve the situation.

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Advising commuters to avoid this route, the traffic police said, "This route is still not in a condition to be used by commuters, so please avoid this route and use the Outer Ring Road as an alternative."

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said rain occurred at a few places over Coastal Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka, while the weather remained humid over North Interior Karnataka.

"9 cm rainfall in Somwarpet (Kodagu district); 8 cm rainfall in CR Patna (Hassan district); 7 cm rainfall in Tumakuru, Hoskote (Bengaluru Rural districts)," the IMD said. IMD has predicted that there is a possibility of light to moderate rain and thundershowers in some areas of Bengaluru in the next 24 hours.

The Meteorological Department said in its statement, "The sky will remain cloudy for the next 48 hours. There is a possibility of light to heavy rain with occasional thunderstorms in the evening or night. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be 29 and 21 degrees Celsius respectively." "Likely to stick around."

According to weather tracking website Skymet Weather, Bengaluru saw 66 mm of rain in the last 24 hours. This is the highest rainfall in 24 hours in the month of October after 2017. The monthly average for October is 186.4 mm. More rain is expected during the next 2-3 days.