Heavy rainfall lashed Bengaluru on Monday evening, leaving several areas and roads in the capital city of Karnataka waterlogged. The city traffic police advised commuters to avoid certain roads which have been inundated.
Parts of Karnataka including Bengaluru witnessed rains over the week-end as the northeast monsoon intensified in southern India.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted that Coastal and South Interior Karnataka is likely to witness heavy rainfall between November 6 and 8.
Bengaluru Roads Inundated | Visuals
• The traffic at the Vidya Shilpa underpass service road was moving slowly due to waterlogging and traffic diversion has been done at Kogilu junction.
'Traffic Advisory'Slow-moving traffic due to water logging at Vidya Shilpa underpass service road, traffic diversion is done at Kogilu junction. Kindly co-operate. pic.twitter.com/RtUUdBuKKV
— ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಸಂಚಾರ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ BengaluruTrafficPolice (@blrcitytraffic) November 6, 2023
• Water logging near MMT Junction towards KR Puram Railway station has led to slow-moving traffic.
'Traffic Advisory' 'ಸಂಚಾರ ಸಲಹೆ' Slow-moving traffic due to water logging near MMT Junction towards KR Puram Railway station. Kindly… pic.twitter.com/zk29TNdn6L— ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಸಂಚಾರ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ BengaluruTrafficPolice (@blrcitytraffic) November 6, 2023
• The vehicular traffic has been slowed at the Hebbal junction due to the rains.
ಸಂಚಾರ ಸಲಹೆಕೆ. ಆರ್ ಪುರ ಸಂಚಾರ ಠಾಣಾ ಸರಹದ್ದಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಳೆ ಬರುತ್ತಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ನಗರ ರಿಂಗ್ ರಸ್ತೆಯ ಟಿನ್ ಫ್ಯಾಕ್ಟರಿ ಕಡೆಯಿಂದ ಆರ್.ಎಂ ನಗರ ಸಿಗ್ನಲ್ ಜಂಕ್ಷನ್ ( ಹೆಬ್ಬಾಳ) ಕಡೆ ವಾಹನಗಳ ಸಂಚಾರ ನಿಧಾನಗತಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುತ್ತದೆ. pic.twitter.com/H7UeXQSnLP— K.R.PURA TRAFFIC POLICE.BENGALURU. (@KRPURATRAFFIC) November 6, 2023
• Due to heavy rain and water-logging at Bengaluru’s Kasturinagar on ORR road, vehicle movement has been very slow. The traffic police requested commuters to travel accordingly.
#Traffic Advisory Due to heavy rain water logging at Kasturinagar on ORR road So vehicle movement is very slow . Commuters are requested to commute you travel accordingly pic.twitter.com/b70lXlCWQS— MAHADEVAPURA TRAFFIC BTP (@mahadevapuratrf) November 6, 2023
Earlier in October, severe waterlogging was witnessed in parts of Bengaluru after heavy rainfall.
NE Monsoon Rainfall Over Core Region of South India in Oct Sixth Lowest Since 1901
Northeast monsoon rainfall over the core region of south India in October this year was the sixth lowest since 1901, the India Meteorological Department has said. It also said that data from 1980 to 2022 shows “there is a tendency of delay” in the commencement of northeast monsoon rainfall over Tamil Nadu and its adjoining areas.
Northeast monsoon rainfall over the core region of south peninsula (comprising five subdivisions of coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, south interior Karnataka and Kerala) in October was the sixth lowest since 1901, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said at a press conference. He said in the years with El Nino and Positive Indian Ocean Dipole, Tamil Nadu and adjoining areas get less rainfall in the month of October.
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