Bengaluru man shares traumatic experience amidst heavy rains, Highlights infrastructure issues
A Bengaluru resident has recounted a distressing encounter during the recent heavy rains, stating that he has never witnessed such severe weather in his five years living in the city. In an anonymous post on the social media platform Grapevine, he detailed the chaos caused by the relentless downpour.
In his lengthy account, the man described his experience as he left home amidst heavy rainfall. “The rain has been relentless since morning. As I left home, it was heavy but manageable. However, when I reached the Sony signal, it intensified, and the roads became nearly impassable, with traffic at a standstill,” he wrote.
He recalled a particularly frightening moment when an electric wire fell nearby, sparking dangerously close to him. “The worst part is that my scooter stalled about 80 feet away. After I parked it, I saw an electric cable fall to the ground and start sparking just 10 meters from me. I got scared and started pushing my scooter to a friend’s nearby place. Once I reached there, I ordered an Ola auto,” he added.
His challenges didn’t end there; he faced an argument with the auto driver, who unexpectedly hiked the fare. “The ride cost me ₹500 for a 6 km trip, and the driver raised the price when he arrived, threatening to cancel the ride if I didn’t pay the increased fare. I am shaking while writing this post,” he stated.
The man’s post quickly gained traction, resonating with many who expressed their concerns about the city’s infrastructure and the mobility problems exacerbated by the rains.
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ISRO successfully conducts second integrated air drop test for Gaganyaan mission
New Delhi (PTI): Space agency ISRO has successfully conducted the second integrated air drop test (IADT-02) for the upcoming Gaganyaan mission at the space station in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota.
The system is essential to ensure a safe recovery of the crew module -- the capsule in which astronauts sit during a human flight -- during re-entry and landing.
Union minister Jitendra Singh congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for successfully conducting the test.
"Congratulations #ISRO for the successful accomplishment of Second Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-02) for #Gaganyaan, India's first Human Space flight scheduled next year. The second Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-02) was successfully conducted at Satish Dhawan Space Station Sriharikota," Singh said in a post on X.
The IADT-02 follows the successful completion of the first IADT, which took place on August 24, 2025, at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
Air drop tests recreate the last leg of a spacecraft's return to Earth. An aircraft or helicopter drops the spacecraft from a height to test various systems under different scenarios.
These are the deployment of the parachute system in case the mission is aborted mid-flight, system performance when one parachute fails to open and the spacecraft's orientation and safety during splashdown etc.
In the IADT-02 test, a simulated crew module, weighing about 5.7 tonnes, was lifted by an Indian Air Force Chinook helicopter to an altitude of about three kilometres and released over a designated drop zone in the sea, near the Sriharikota coast.
In a statement, the ISRO said, "Ten parachutes of four types were deployed in a precise sequence during the descent of the crew module, gradually reducing the velocity for safe touchdown. Subsequently, the simulated crew module was successfully recovered in coordination with the Indian Navy."
