Waterlogged roads force IT employees in Bengaluru to commute via tractor to reach work

Incessant rainfall, causing inundation and waterlogging, threw life out of gear in Bengaluru- Information and Techlogy capital of India. Employees of IT companies were forced to use tractors to reach ir offices in Yemalur area owing to waterlogged roads.

Tractors along with boats were pressed into action in certain parts of Bengaluru as more rains have been predicted causing worry among people residing in vulnerable areas. 

An employee of an IT firm said that y are paying Rs 50 to reach ir offices. "We can't take so many leaves from office, our work is getting affected. We are awaiting tractors to drop us for Rs 50."

Which IT firm is forcing employees?: Netizens ask

Reacting to development, a Twitter user said, "Netas are missing for people rescue - hijab /jhatka / religion politics were important."

Ar asked, "Which company is forcing employees to come to office? Name company."

Some people who tried to give ir private vehicles a try on waterlogged roads were stuck in between.  "I was on my way to office, it's knee-deep water here, my vehicle stopped mid-way because of water entering engine parts. w I'm stuck here, t sure what to do and where to reach," said a man in his mid-thirties.

Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that two State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams were being rushed to Bommanahalli and Mahdevapura in city that are most affected.

"re have been heavy rains in Bengaluru, I have spoken to Commissioner (BBMP) and or officials. I have asked officials to depute two SDRF teams to Mahdevapura and Bommanahalli zones in city that have been worst affected, with boats and or equipment..also engineers are re,'' CM Bommai said.

Karnataka CM has also instructed officials to ensure that water is drained out from  drenched roads at earliest. "re is a plan on how to create a temporary drain and how to go about it (drain out water), it will be operationalised today," CM Bommai stated.

Im: ANI