Roads turn into rivers as rain piles misery on Bengaluru

Exposing the BBMP chief’s claim that Bengaluru is “ready for the monsoon”, overflowing lakes fed by overnight rains flooded many parts of the city, including the famed IT corridor, and caused long traffic snarls on Tuesday.

The southeastern part of the Outer Ring Road (ORR), which houses many marquee companies, resembled a swollen stream with knee-deep rainwater. So great was the water force that it gushed into the BMTC’s Vajra buses that serve the tech corridor.

Government agencies passed the buck on who should take the blame for the mess.