Bengaluru: Overflowing lake leaves 8,000 residents stranded

By: Mrinalini.Bhat

BENGALURU: Nearly 8,000 residents of an east Bengaluru locality woke up to a nightmare on Thursday: overnight rain had sent Byrasandra lake overflowing and water flooded their houses and apartment basements.


Water stood one-and-a-half feet deep in houses at Cauvery Layout, 14th Cross, GM Palya,

CV Raman Nagar

, residents said. Water also entered the basements of Chitrakut Mahal and Chitrakut Dam apartments.

Areas like 4th Main Road, Thippasandra, Malleshpalya, Hanuman Nagar and

Indiranagar

80ft Road also bore the brunt of rain fury. Mayor M Goutham Kumar told TOI, “This is the first time I’m seeing water stagnating on Indiranagar 80Ft Road for more than 24 hours. I have been staying in Cambridge Layout for over two decades, but never seen such intense rain.”

With Byarsandra lake area receiving 84 mm of rain, outlet drains leading to Kaggadasapura lake began overflowing. “The drain was originally 30 feet wide, but has shrunk to 6 feet. We had to break the concrete covers for smooth flow of water,” said Thippasandra corporator Shilpa Abhilash.

According to CV Raman Nagar MLA S Raghu, “Wednesday’s rain is the highest in 102 years.”