The sudden downpour on Monday evening inundated a large number of major and interior roads across the city, once again exposing the poor condition of roadside drains, especially within residential layouts. Even though the civic body spent close to Rs 6,000 crore recently, the BBMP engineers are paying little or no attention to ensuring that rainwater drains off from the roads quickly.
Not only pedestrians and motorists were affected, but the inundation of roads also disrupted devotees and organizers of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in some areas, as they were forced to delay the procession or change their routes.
