Heavy rains cause waterlogging, traffic chaos in Bengaluru's Electronic City
Bengaluru: Heavy rains on October 23 led to severe waterlogging and brought traffic to a halt in Bengaluru's Electronic City area, causing hours-long delays for commuters. The Bengaluru Traffic Police were forced to close the inbound side of the Electronic City flyover due to water accumulation at Roopena Agrahara, although the outbound lane remained open.
Frustrated tech employees, stuck in traffic for over two hours, began walking home, abandoning company-provided transportation. Many commuters took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to express their frustration. One user tweeted, "Completely jammed for the past 1.5 hours in the #ElectronicCity flyover... I logged out at 5:20 PM, and we are still stuck." Another noted, "In case of a medical emergency, survival chances are slim with this level of chaos... vehicles are moving just 2 km in 2.5 hours."
This traffic disruption follows a series of similar incidents across Bengaluru, with earlier rain-induced congestion reported in areas like Yelahanka, Hennur, Horamavu, and Agara. Despite the Karnataka government's advisory for private companies to implement work-from-home policies to ease traffic during the ongoing monsoon season, the unexpected downpour and subsequent waterlogging still caught many by surprise.
Completely Jammed from past 1.5 hrs in the #electroniccity flyover. I must have reached my home now which is 30kms away. Logged out at 5:20 and we are still stuck! We can see most of the employees of various companies frustrated and starting to walk. @madivalatrfps pic.twitter.com/wqvXuIArN6
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
