BMTC bus stuck as heavy rains cause severe road flooding in southern India
by Aditi VermaA BMTC bus became stranded after torrential rains led to significant flooding, disrupting traffic and stranding passengers in southern India’s Karnataka.
The incident took place at Kogilu Road, off Kempegowda International Airport Road in Bengaluru and the video went viral on October 22.
Visuals showed a BMTC bus stranded on a waterlogged street, surrounded by deep, murky water. Nearby, a crowd of curious onlookers gathered, watching the immobile bus stuck in the flooded road. The street was drenched, and ripples formed as water flowed around the tires of the bus, creating a chaotic scene.
According to reports Several vehicles in the basement and ground levels of apartment complexes in north Bangalore, including the Kendriya Vihar apartment, were stuck in waist-level water.
Traffic police noted that the JCBS deployed to clear the water let the water onto the service road, which affected airport-bound traffic. The police have closed the section, made the service road on the other side of the National Highway a two-way lane, and have issued a 1.5 km detour for residents and school buses to take an alternate route. In the south, Rainbow Drive Layout, which saw the worst flooding in 2022, was flooded again.
Buses and trucks struggled to wade through the waters on Tuesday morning. Bellandur’s tech parks, Ecospace saw heavy waterlogging. Homes in HSR Layout, along the ORR, were also flooded. Mysuru Road, Hebbal junction, and Satellite Bus Stand were among the major areas that saw severe traffic congestion. Three underpasses in the north – Sahakarnagar, Thindlu and Bhoopasandra – were closed by the traffic police on Monday night because they were inundated, said M N Anucheth, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic). State revenue minister Krishna Byre Gowda visited and inspected rain-affected areas such as Tata Nagar, Balaji Layout, Bhadrappa Layout, and Vidyaranyapura, which flooded due to the Doddabommasandra Lake overflowing.