Heavy downpour accompanied by
hailstorm threw life out of gear in
many parts of the City, mainly
South Bangalore, on Wednesday
evening.
Several trees and electric poles
were uprooted, leading to
disruption in power supply and
traffic jams and chaos on roads.
According to the Bruhat Bangalore
Mahanagara Palike officials, over
30 trees were uprooted in
Hanumantha Nagar, Chamarajpet,
Girinagar, Basappa Circle,
Banashankari, Jagajivanram Nagar,
Basaveshwaranagar,
Thyagarajanagar, Nagarbhavi and
Vijayanagar.
In Hanumantha Nagar, more than
five trees were uprooted. At
Minerva Circle, a car was damaged
and its occupants suffered minor
injuries as a huge tree fell on the
vehicle. At Vidyapeetha Circle, a
tree fell on a vehicle but no
casualty was reported.
An electric pole collapsed at
Narayanswamy Circle at
Hanumantha Nagar, resulting in
traffic jam. Palike workers cleared
the fallen trees from the roads. But
in Bangalore South division, there
were complaints from residents
that Palike was slow in clearing
the trees.
Traffic police had a tough time in
regulating traffic till the roads were
cleared. Vijayalakshmi, a resident
of Vidyapeetha area, said there
was no power in the locality for
over two hours from 6:30 pm.
The India Meteorological
Department (IMD) office said they
received information about the
hailstorms and thundershowers
from the public.
According to IMD Director
(Bangalore) B Puttanna, hailstorms
and thundershowers are common
during the pre-monsoon season,
but are rare in the month of May.
However, heavy pre-monsoon
showers are normally reported in
May.
He pointed out that there is a
depression in east central Bay of
Bengal. It is now moving in
northerly direction and under this
influence, most parts of Karnataka
are experiencing heavy rainfall
which will continue for the next
two days.
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