Bengaluru rains chaos: Office goers-worst affected; auto, cab fares soar
Bengaluru, Nov 16: Rains in Bengaluru are a common thing to happen, even when the rainy season has gone. Although, it is winter season, but rain gods are still showering incessant downpour in the IT city.
It has been heavily raining in Bengaluru since Monday, Nov 9. Heavy rains completely ruined the entire festive mood of Diwali celebrations and even after a week, it is still on, with no signs of any respite soon and putting the city into a deep freeze mode.
The worst-affected by these rains are office-goers, school and college students, besides other commuters.
Those who have work-from-home option, can still enjoy the rainy day by sitting back at home and continue with their official work. But this facility also comes with few cons, like intermittent power cuts and hence the internet connection problems.
In the meantime, those office-goers, who get no cab facilities, are left in the lurch. Due to rains, cabs and autos are also not booked easily. They are either unavailable or if you manage to find any cab, then they charge four times the normal fares!
Many disappointed commuters are left with no choice but to step out in search of autorickshaws and if you board a bus, then be ready to spend hours in the heavily jammed traffic.
Amit Rajput, an IT professional told OneIndia, "I tried booking a cab but it was charging Rs 700 from Jayangar to Bagmane Tech Park, in CV Raman Nagar area"
"Finally, I managed to hire an auto that charged Rs 260 (Rs 30 extra) and it took over two hours to cover a distance of 13 kms."
According to weather forecast by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), it will continue to rain in Bengaluru and other parts of Karnataka for next three days and weather will remain inclement for next few days."
"Those who have cars can still protect themselves from the downpour and inundated water-clogged roads, but those having two-wheelers have to bear the brunt", Rashmi Subramanian, an HR professional, working in an IT company at MG Road lamented.
At the weekend, worried Bengalureans were seen rushing to buy umbrellas and raincoats, in an attempt to make their travel hassle-free.
Meanwhile, Bengalureans are venting out their feelings on Twitter. Here are some tweets:
Someone
post
a
forecast
as
to
for
how
many
days
will
the
#BengaluruRains
last.
Its
raining
since
#Diwali.Must
be
related
to
#chennairains
—
Shandiponi
Dey
(@shandiponidey)
November
16,
2015
Tweet
and
post
pictures
of
rain
devastation
in
the
city
of
bengaluru
using
the
hashtag
#BengaluruRains
—
Praveen
Raju
(@raju777_praveen)
November
16,
2015
I
don't
know
abt
#mondaymotivation.
But
this
#BengaluruRains
have
demotivated
me
to
a
large
extent.
Don't
feel
like
stepping
out
of
room
—
Manoj
Kumar
Raju
M
(@raj_413)
November
16,
2015
Winter
has
turned
out
to
be
rainy
season!
#BengaluruRains
🌧☃
—
Gautam
KJ
(@GautamK_J)
November
12,
2015
How
much
more
wet
can
wet
get?
#BangaloreRain
—
Rachna
Singh
(@WitRachna)
November
16,
2015
Why
traffic
jams
everywhere?
Just
because
of
#BangaloreRain
?
Pathetic
:(
—
Shalini
(@ShalNauti)
November
16,
2015
#BangaloreRain
is
like
a
new
girlfriend.
At
first
you
like
it
a
lot.
The
problem
starts
when
it
clings
onto
you
and
you
are
late
to
office.
—
Shivam
(@shvm12)
November
16,
2015
Am
pretty
sure
it
isn't
a
mere
coincidence
that
#BangaloreRain
and
#Bangalorean
sound
the
same..
☔
—
Mangala
(@MangalaRam)
November
16,
2015
4
hours
to
reach
office?
😡Mr.
Rain,
I'm
late
for
lunch!
#BangaloreRain
—
ARVIND
SRIVATHSAN
R
(@mr_dnivra)
November
16,
2015
#BangaloreRain
is
like
alcohol
to
the
traffic.
It's
been
too
much
of
it
already.
There
is
going
to
be
a
terrible
hangover!
—
ppalthady
(@ppalthady)
November
16,
2015
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