'Peak Desi Jugaad': Bengaluru Locals Use Excavator To Cross Flooded Road Amid Unrelenting Rain

Owing to the heavy rain, the capital of Karnataka, Bengaluru has seen water logging and flooded roads in several parts of the city. The city roads turned into rivers and visuals emerged of rescuers using boats to evacuate stranded citizens.

Bengaluru locals use excavator to cross waterlogged roads

In addition to visuals of people stuck in long traffic jams and damage caused by the rain, some were seen going on with their daily lives using a 'jugaad' that one can only expect from the people of Bengaluru.

A video has gone viral that shows a couple of Bengaluru residents using an excavator to help them cross flooded roads of the city. In the said clip, a few people are standing inside the bucket, which is generally used to scoop mud or cement from construction sites. These people are wearing their backpacks so it seems like they are headed to work.

The video was shared on Twitter by a user named Govind Kumar. The caption read, "Bengaluru innovation Hub for a reason."

Watch the video here:

#bengaluru innovation Hub for a reason ?#bengalururains #monsoon #BBMP #BellandurFloods #Bangalore pic.twitter.com/GTQs8HvSKt

¡ª Govind Kumar (@hey__goku) September 5, 2022

The video has already garnered over 300K views and it has several hilarious comments. One user wrote, "Looks like when there is no distinction between roads and rivers, it is better to go through the river." Another user wrote, "When SAAS guys use CAAS Service. CRANE AS A SERVICE ( CAAS)."

Tesla aayega yahan pe in zig zag condition

¡ª Abi (@Abhinavkumar70) September 6, 2022

Looks like when there is no distinction between roads and rivers, it is better to go through river.

¡ª Ashish Chauhan (@ashi000000) September 6, 2022

Wow nice na? when u build ur homes and layout over lakes by converting rivers-lakes- layouts this will comes in return as karma

¡ª MEN 77 (@Manohar54456185) September 6, 2022

When SAAS guys use CAAS Service ???CRANE AS A SERVICE ( CAAS)

¡ª Pavan (@Gudivada__Pavan) September 6, 2022

New Uber service in banglore... Thanks to BBMP and BJP government for not taking any action when we all know what will happen in case of heavy rain in the City...

¡ª ex Modi Supporter (@ChaitanyaSvk4) September 6, 2022

Walking 8 km just a minute longer than driving amid Bengaluru rain

The heavy rains have totally disrupted lives in Bengaluru. So much so, that taking a cab or travelling via a personal car is almost next to impossible. A Twitter user, Sahil Mathew, posted screenshots reflecting the grim situation.

Mathew posted two screenshots from Google Maps showing that if one chose to walk from the distance of 8 kilometres from Mahadevapura to Bellandur, it would take them an hour and 42 minutes. Unbelievable!

Walking from Mahadevapura to Bellandur will only take you 1 min longer today. pic.twitter.com/Fik3Iw211m

¡ª Sahil Mathew (@Sahilregimathew) August 30, 2022

Fish caught on roads amid Bengaluru rains

Recently, amid the heavy rains in the city of Bengaluru, a picture went viral. The picture showed a civic volunteer can be seen holding what appears to be a catfish (locally known as Singhara).

"Come to Bangalore. You get fresh catch in the middle of the road now!," reads the tweet posted by Twitter user Sameer Mohan.

Come to Bangalore. You get fresh catch in the middle of the road now! pic.twitter.com/uIdTX5jIF7

¡ª Sameer Mohan (@sleepyhead148) August 30, 2022

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru received 131.6 mm of rainfall late on Sunday, just short of breaking an eight-year-old record. On September 26, 2014, Bengaluru received 132.3 mm of rainfall.

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