Chandigarh, September 6
The country’s IT hub is rueing in a deluge-like situation and Twitterati is pouring memes.
Ever since the rains have hit the Silicon Valley, people are facing new civic challenges everyday.
While videos of people swimming across streets to reach their homes have been doing the rounds on the Internet, the latest to jump on the bandwagon are those of techies taking tractor rides to reach their offices.
The IT professionals among others, have resorted to taking tractor rides as various places including Yemalur, near the HAL Airport, was severely waterlogged.
The city witnessed massive traffic jams and disruptions to daily life as the submerged roads and inundated streets looked like rivulets.
The new experience of an uber cool ride amid incessant rains served fodder for memes on Twitter.
Software Engineers in Bengaluru are taking 2-3 hours to reach office to develop a mobile app where groceries can be delivered in 10-15 mins.#bengalururains #bangalorefloods #BengaluruRain pic.twitter.com/6lhMn1iYBo
— Ankit Singh (@ankit1535) September 5, 2022
pic.twitter.com/3cDwgb1tKS
— ಮಧು ಆರ್ ಎಮ್ ಎಸ್ | Madhu RMS (@urstrulyMadhu18) September 6, 2022
Work from bridge at eco-space ORR bangalore!!! #bangalorerain #bengalururain pic.twitter.com/7IQY31jOdE
— Ajit Kumar Singh (@Aks_Ajit) September 5, 2022
Nothing, just another normal day while going to office in #Bengaluru #Bangalore 😊….#bangalorerains #BengaluruRain #bangalorerain #bangalorefloods pic.twitter.com/GaNyIm16H5
— Ashish Alshetty (@mi2anupsrk) September 5, 2022
Sitting in my balcony, sipping on some tea, listening to the sound of water, staring at the deep blue sea. #BengaluruRain #bangalorerain pic.twitter.com/T9p7a6VcRk
— Avani Patwardhan (@avanipatwardhan) September 5, 2022
Me on my way to the office because boss called it’s urgent.#BengaluruRain pic.twitter.com/wqmdhG4wuH
— sivapithecus_02 (@Sivapithecus0) September 6, 2022
A living room in a villa in Yamalur! 🚣zwj;♂️@peakbengaluru #bengalururains #BengaluruRain pic.twitter.com/N0LF8fx5gW
— Kunal Rahangdale (@i_kunal_ar26) September 6, 2022
While some questioned the authorities, some took to quirky sarcasm and made the most of the situation by claiming ‘Bengaluru is Venice now’.
Read a few tweets here:
In an area, near the tech hub of Bengaluru, the tech capital of India, a tractor is carrying me from one side of the flooding to another, my home. The skies are still as blue and gorgeous, and trees on both sides of the road. Will @peakbengaluru peak any more than this for me? pic.twitter.com/WEBYvYMoVB
— Jash Jain (@jashjain98) September 5, 2022
Thanks to @BBMP and @BJP4Karnataka .Bengaluru has been turned into Venice 🚣zwj;♀️⛵️🌊#bengalururains pic.twitter.com/ypFbaCGTWN
— Chetan Krishna👑 🇮🇳 (@ckchetanck) September 4, 2022
Who needs a wonderla , a water amusement park when entire #bangalore can we be water park!Thanks for #bbmp , it takes lot of efforts and dedication to turn a city into a floating city!#bangalorerains pic.twitter.com/fUMuPyNANh
— anonymous! (@Died_Democracy) September 5, 2022
Since Bengaluru is facing the brunt of rain fury, are the work-from-home days back for employees in Bengaluru? Hope, they ‘stay afloat’ till the situation settles.