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.
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.
A classic case of water water everywhere and not a drop to drink @ hi-tech city Bangalore
¡ª Mohan (@mohan_author) September 6, 2022
- Roads leading to tech parks flooded while
- drinking water supply out for two days#Bengaluru #flood
Drinking water supply to be affected for two days in Bengaluruhttps://t.co/wxRTOVtjW0 https://t.co/naxorVdUnX
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.
Drinking water treatment facility at TK Halli in #Mandya is inundated with water. And the plant has been temporarily shut down. Fire officials rushed to spot to pump out the water. CM Bommai rushing to inspect the plant.If it's not up and running- #Bengaluru could face issues pic.twitter.com/JoPpzMVjoo
¡ª Imran Khan (@KeypadGuerilla) September 5, 2022
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.
@NammaBESCOM
¡ª JITENDRA RAJPUROHIT (@jeeturajguru) September 6, 2022
Power supply not available from Sunday , any responding officers are not answering,, please help me.
Acc id. 1064566000
Address:59/2 , j p lyt 9th cross, tulasi theatre road marathahalli , bengaluru-560037
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.
...but on the verge of going out anytime.
¡ª aakash ? (@iamindividual) September 6, 2022
- This is me sitting in Sterling society right opposite Ecospace, the water on the road is not going away since 30-40 hours. It will be 2 days by the evening. No action plan in visibility to solve this. I see govt has abandoned this area
...to request to deliver this area even though they might get stuck on the flooded roads. Paying extra is not helping much. The delivery partner has to risk his vehicle safety to make sure delivery.
¡ª aakash ? (@iamindividual) September 6, 2022
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.
For more on the news, sports, and current affairs from around the world, please visit Indiatimes News.
Bobins Abraham is the Assistant News Editor at Indiatimes. He has more than twelve years of experience in TV and digital journalism. An avid student of history and geopolitics, he is a conservationist and environmentalist at heart. He writes on environment, sustainability, human-animal conflict and more.
Read More
