Bengaluru soaks in overnight rain; several parts of K’taka to witness showers over next two days

BENGALURU: The city and parts of Bengaluru Rural district witnessed continuous rain all through Monday night into Tuesday morning, affecting college students and office-goers. The weather department has predicted intermittent rain for the next 2-3 days too.

Several parts of the city including Rajajinagar, Vijayanagar, Majestic, Seshadripuram, Parappana Agrahara, HMT Layout, RR Nagar, Uttarahalli, Sadashivanagar, Okalipuram, Windsor Manor bridge, Shivananda Circle, Chalukya Circle, KR Circle, Goraguntepalya, Peenya flyover, Anekal, Bannerghatta, Attibele, Electronics City and several other areas witnessed rain, waterlogged roads and traffic jams on Tuesday morning.

According to the weather department, the rains are the effect of a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal. Bengaluru, Bengaluru Rural, Mandya, Mysuru, Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Ramanagara, Hassan, Chamarajanagar, Kodagu, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada districts are likely to witness heavy rain over the next three days.

The weather department has sounded a yellow alert for Tuesday and Wednesday and an orange alert for Thursday. The coastal districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada are likely to witness heavy rain accompanied by thunder while many places including Chamarajanagar, Kodagu, Mandya and Mysuru will receive moderate rain.