While many residents welcomed the rain for the second consecutive day after a dry spell of more than 160 days, it also exposed Bengaluru s civic agency s poor monsoon preparedness.
The rain fury in the city wasn’t confined to waterlogging on major roads. Rainwater from overflowing lakes and drains entered more than 100 homes in southern and southeastern Bengaluru. Citizens were so desperate that they had to use rafts to navigate through the pool of water. Residents of Rainbow Drive, a residential complex on Sarjapur Road, who earlier this month used