People travelling to and from Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru were stuck in traffic for long hours on Monday after the elevated corridor was flooded due to heavy rainfall. After about three hours of continuous rain on Monday evening, the elevated highway near the airport was temporarily flooded. This led to traffic congestion in the area and also raised questions amongst Netizens on how an elevated road could be flooded.
Bengaluru Airport Elevated Corridor Flooded After Heavy Rainfall
Water logging atop the KIA elevated corridor at Kodigehalli. Incoming traffic towards city (Hebbal junction) is affected. Diversions have been made near the Railway bridge and vehicles need to use the service road. Commuters are requested to cooperate. pic.twitter.com/xM73xv18ei
— Joint CP, Traffic, Bengaluru (@Jointcptraffic) July 8, 2024
After non-stop downpours in north Bengaluru on Monday, the Bengaluru Airport elevated corridor was temporarily flooded. The elevated expressway along Bellary Road experienced waterlogging. This led to motorists being stuck in traffic for long hours. The traffic police were on site and tried to ease the traffic flow.
From luxury cars and BMTC buses to autos, everyone was affected by this traffic congestion near the airport. Several vehicles, reportedly, broke down as well. MN Anucheth, Joint Commissioner of Police Traffic, Bengaluru, posted about this on X (formerly Twitter).
As per a Deccan Herald report, due to the incessant rain, many motorists were left stranded. Since the showers lasted a few hours, people were forced to seek shelter under metro stations, bus stands, and buildings.
Netizens React To Flooding On The Elevated Road
While rainfall and traffic congestion aren’t a new phenomenon, the fact that Bengaluru Airport’s elevated corridor was flooded has raised many questions. Many people on the Internet asked how an elevated road could be flooded while others raised questions about why one should pay toll tax for roads like this one. Here are some tweets you cannot miss out on.
Imagine the tunnel road!
— Rajesh (@rajas_black) July 8, 2024
Water logging on the elevated corridor
This beats everything!
— Rebel (@RebelloAnil) July 8, 2024
Only drones are solutions to this city.
— Abhishek poojari (@abbysp1) July 9, 2024
First city in the world to have the waterlogging on a elevated corridor!@BBMPCOMM please apply for a guinness world record!
— Tooti-Fruuti (@Ripe_Republic) July 8, 2024
Water capital of India 🤣
— TheAviationGuy (@avadheshsharma4) July 8, 2024
How in the world can an elevated bridge get flooded with water. Does it have no drainage. Thanks to the construction companies
— Rajiv (@therajivT) July 9, 2024
Pls provide swimming rings to all the police ppl…safety first.
— hally (@hallyvishwanath) July 9, 2024
@BBMPCOMM @BBMPAdmn
Why should we pay toll for this?— ajay (@_a_j_1) July 8, 2024
It took me more than an hour from kogilu cross to reach gkvk
— Sudhindra R (@sudhindrablr) July 8, 2024
Water logging is a serious issue, every year after raining, only people have to suffer & safe guard themselves. It is shame, we have to face this after paying road tax, toll fee.
Just imagine, fooding in the tunnel road, they are planning to build.God save us all🙏🏻.— dr prashanth somashekhar (@drprashanthso) July 9, 2024
How
How
How did the civil engineers manage this
— Free Speech (@IgnoraMaanush) July 8, 2024
we pay 120 rs toll for the service . in return we get water logg
— Casual_Talk (@8d_world47642) July 8, 2024
After Mumbai, Bengaluru also seems to be reeling under the effects of heavy rainfall! While the water congestion in Bengaluru was temporary, it does raise many questions. Share your thoughts about this in the comments section.
Cover Image Courtesy: X/@Jointcptraffic
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