Yellow alert issued in Bengaluru, 10 other districts of Karnataka due to heavy rainfall forecast

The IT capital has been put on yellow alert following heavy rainfall on Tuesday night that inundated many lowlying areas. More rain is expected for the next two days, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).

Heavy rainfall predicted in 10 other districts

The IMD has also issued a yellow alert for 10 other districts, including Kodagu, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Chitradurga, Hassan, Gulbarga, Udupi, Chamrajnagar, Dakshina Kannada, Chikkamagaluru.

Bengaluru received 19mm of rainfall on Tuesday. Tech corridors like Bellandur reported instances of waterlogging and, as per reports, underpasses near Sankey Road and Lingarajapuram were waterlogged in the evening.

Thundershowers with gusty wind touching speeds up to 40kmph lashed parts of Bengaluru uprooting trees and flooding many underpasses and lowlying areas.

Ahead of the June 1 reopening of schools across Bengaluru, the school education and literacy department has cautioned managements to put in place measures to ensure children’s safety as per instructions issued a couple of days ago.

Meanwhile, the BBMP (civic body) has put its entire disaster-control team on high alert.

DCM DK Shivakumar assures all officials are on high alert

In response to the alert, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar assured that all officers, including commissioners and joint commissioners, were on high alert. He emphasized the importance of citizen safety and urged everyone to remain vigilant and take necessary precautions.

It is worth mentioning that pre-monsoon showers in Bengaluru last week tragically claimed two lives. Among the victims was a 23-year-old who lost her life when her vehicle submerged in a waterlogged underpass near KR Circle and another man who lost his life when he stepped into a drain and drowned in it.

Critics have strongly criticised the civic body's mismanagement and have labeled the Bengaluru rains as one of the significant challenges faced by the government led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.