Bengaluru rain on Sunday night wasn’t just another seasonal downpour. It turned into a deadly flood that claimed three lives—two in BTM Layout and one in Whitefield—within hours. The victims included a 63-year-old man, a 12-year-old boy, and a 35-year-old woman.
These deaths weren’t caused by falling trees or speeding vehicles. They were caused by neglect. And an electric motor.
Heavy rain pounded the city for over six hours between Sunday and Monday. As streets filled with water, basements in low-lying apartments turned into ponds.
In BTM Layout, 63-year-old Manmohan Kamath tried to drain out the rainwater flooding his apartment’s cellar. He used an electric motor—something many residents are forced to do when the system fails. The motor short-circuited. Kamath was electrocuted on the spot.
A 12-year-old boy named Dinesh, son of a Nepali worker, was helping him. He also died instantly from the shock.
Hours earlier, in Whitefield, a compound wall collapsed during the rain and killed a woman working as a housekeeper.
That’s three lives lost in a city that claims to be India’s Silicon Valley.
Why Are Bengaluru Homes Flooding?
According to Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, 210 flood-prone areas have been identified across the city. He says the government has fixed 70% of them. Work is ongoing in the rest.
Shivakumar added that 197 km of stormwater drains have been built and Rs 2,000 crore has been allocated. But if you’re standing ankle-deep in sewage while someone dies of electrocution next door, numbers don’t mean much.
Source: The Hindu – “3 Dead in Bengaluru Due to Rain”
When your kid can’t play outside because there’s sewage in the park, or when your elderly parent slips on a flooded stairwell, this isn’t just “nature.”
Yes, Bengaluru rain is intense. But what makes it deadly is human failure.
Flooded roads, open wires, poor drainage, delayed works—these aren’t just inconveniences. They’re death traps. We’ve normalised stepping over electric wires and wading through waterlogged roads like it’s just “Bangalore weather.”
Deputy CM Shivakumar also admitted that underpass works in key areas like Hebbal and Yelahanka have stalled. Traffic police identified 132 spots that flood regularly. Only 82 of them are fixed.
So when politicians say, “Rain is controlled by nature, we’re doing our best,” maybe it’s time we stop accepting “best” as “barely enough.”
This Isn’t Just Tragic. It’s Predictable.
Every monsoon, Bengaluru drowns in déjà vu. Same headlines. Same photos. Same outrage.
Only the names of the dead change.
The real flood isn’t water. It’s apathy.
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