From Landlords Charging Sky-High Rent To Tenants Fleeing For Water: How Things Changed In Bengaluru
Landlords in Bengaluru demanding obscene amounts as rent, asking the salary statement of potential tenants, or demanding that those renting their apartments should be working in top IT companies have become normal in India's Silicon Valley.
But as the Karnataka capital continues to battle an unprecedented water crisis, tenants are leaving Bengaluru like rats fleeing a sinking ship.
Bengaluru techies return to hometowns
Bengaluru is witnessing a 2020-like reverse migration as many including techies are opting to go back to their hometowns, due to the prolonged water supply disruptions.
Some companies have already switched to remote working or have temporarily shifted employees to offices in other cities.
Between work and chasing tankers?
Many including techies who are still in Bengaluru and have to divide their day between the office and chasing water tankers are hoping that their employers will also switch to work from home soon.
"My team is skipping meetings to chase water tankers," a senior employee at Dell told Reuters.
"We have acute water shortage right now in Bengaluru and it is very difficult to survive and do our day-to-day chores. I believe that work from home is something that should be implemented for all the employees. It will lower the burden and people can go to their hometown and work. It will also be helpful for those people who can't go out of the city due to the nature of the work they do," said Anuj, a resident told ANI.
WFH not up to government?
Amid the growing call to allow employees to work from home, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said it was not up to the government to decide.
He said it was not his job to ask people to work from home, and such a situation has not arisen yet. "It is only a blowup."
The government is committed to providing water to citizens of Bengaluru at any cost. "People may have to wait for a few hours for water to reach them," he said.
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