Power Cuts, Drinking Water, Food Shortage Hit Residents Trapped In Flooded Bengaluru Apartments

The floods that wreaked havoc in Bengaluru are showing no signs of improving and the Indian Meteorological Department has predicted more rains in the city on Wednesday.

This is more bad news for thousands of residents who have been stranded in their apartments, since Saturday, with food, drinking water, and medicines running out.

Power, water, food supplies hit

Cauvery water supply to several parts of Bengaluru was also hit as the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) pumping station at Tore Kadanahalli (TK Halli) of Mandya district is completely submerged due to heavy rains.

After a massive effort, the BWSSB managed to drain out the 20 feet of flood water from the pumping station late on Tuesday.

Adding to the troubles of the stranded residents are the power outages.

In areas like Sarjapur Road, Bellandur, and Yemalur, Bescom disconnected power to apartments and gated communities on Tuesday.

There are also reports of damages to underground cables and panels, disrupting power in other areas.

According to Bescom, its helpline received 32,049 complaints between Sunday and Monday.

NDRF to rescue stranded people

On Tuesday, a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been deployed to rescue people from an inundated residential society in the city.

"We have deployed two NDRF teams. SDRF, a Fire service is also carrying out rescue operations. BBPM is also using tractors to evacuate people," said J Senthil Kumar, Asst Commandant, Bengaluru.

Residents in Bengaluru, who ordered groceries and food items on apps, found that either order for some locations was not being accepted at all, or delivery timelines stretched to hours or days, due to flooding on the roads.

On Monday, Akhila, a 23-year-old woman from Sarjapura died of electrocution while traveling to work on her two-wheeler.

Akhiladie after she lost her balance due to flooding on the road and touched an electric pole.

Work from home for techies

With Bengaluru reeling under severe waterlogging due to incessant heavy rains, many IT professionals in India's Silicon Valley resorted to tractors to reach their workplaces.

Yemalur which is close to the HAL Airport has been submerged in water. Many employees of IT companies living in the area on Monday took tractors to reach their offices.

Industry count losses

The continued disruption of offices and companies forced to find alternative arrangements have also dealt a massive blow to the city's image as an IT hub.

Even before the current spell of floods, which started on Saturday the Outer Ring Road Company Association (ORRCA) had claimed that the firms in Outer Ring Road (ORR) have suffered a loss of Rs 225 crores due to the flood that followed heavy rainfall in the city.?

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