THE rain in September and October with unexpected, powerful cloudbursts, and the phasing out of the monsoon was unusual on many counts this year. The monsoon rain, which is usually spread over four months, was replaced with intense and short episodes of heavy downpour.
Scenes from the RBD layout on Sarjapur Road in Hoskote in Bengaluru and its surrounding areas reminded one of Venice. Dakshina Pinakini, a river that had long dried up and been forgotten by the city’s residents, was suddenly inundated, flooding Channasandra main road near the IT Park. The majority of local inhabitants was taken to safety using rescue boats. There was no electricity for around 36 hours.The overflowing river threw traffic into disarray. Many housing and commercial structures had sprung up on the bed of this river, forgotten for nearly four decades.
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