Bengaluru Rains: City Floods Again, Boats, Tractors Rescue Residents, BBMP Blamed

An overnight downpour between Sunday (May 18) and Monday (May 19) left Bengaluru battered and waterlogged, as the city's already fragile infrastructure collapsed under the pressure of continuous pre-monsoon showers. Floodwaters inundated roads, homes, bus stands and low-lying layouts, throwing normal life out of gear and sparking chaos across the city.

Emergency response teams were pressed into action as water gushed into residential areas like Sri Sai Layout, Trinity Fortune Layout, and Rainbow Drive Layout - all known hotspots for flooding. BBMP officials had to deploy boats and tractors to evacuate stranded families to safety.

Traffic movement came to a near standstill at key junctions including Koramangala, Indiranagar, Silk Board, and the Electronic City Flyover, with vehicles wading through knee-deep water in the early hours.

The latest flooding comes on the back of three days of heavy rain, exposing once again the capital's vulnerability to waterlogging and the shortcomings in the BBMP's flood mitigation efforts.

Taking a sharp dig at the Congress government, Bengaluru Central MP PC Mohant weeted a post, which read:

"They can't clear waterlogged roads or fallen trees after a single downpour, but they want to dig tunnels costing ₹48,000 crore to 'solve' Bengaluru's traffic? Maybe the tunnel's real purpose is to serve as a water reservoir."

As rains continue to lash the city, citizens are bracing for more wet days ahead while demanding lasting solutions instead of expensive, headline-grabbing infrastructure projects.