Forecast of more rain worries flood-hit Bengalurians

Forecast of more rains and overcast skies since early Thursday morning with slight drizzle has caused worry among citizens of rainbattered Bengaluru who were preparing to get back to routine after some respite the previous day and water level in flooded areas receding slowlyResidents of localities and apartments that were inundated are making attempts to drain out water and remove sludge from their houses and basementsSome badly affected areas continued to remain in darkness without power supply and nonavailability of drinking water even as officials maintained that efforts were on to restore supply by repairing the damagesWhile waterlogging on roads in most parts of the city are by and large clear making way for easy movement of vehicles some stretches along the Outer Ring Road and Marathahalli and nearby areas are said to be still facing some issues with vehicular movement with water still on roadsAlso read Karnataka HC orders civic body to set up residents grievance cell in each wardAlso potholes continue to haunt citys motorists especially twowheeler ridersSome residents of floodhit localities and apartments who had moved out to safer locations like either relatives or friends places or hotels are getting back to their homes to assess the damage and to carry out cleaning workWith the situation improving slightly I have come to check my house and to get it cleaned but there seems to be a shortage of pumps to remove the remaining water as they are in good demand now also labourers to remove sludge Will have to look out for them now There is also a power cuthope we dont receive more heavy rains a resident at a locality near Yemalur saidAnother resident in Marathahalli who lives in an apartment sharing a similar ordeal said hope there are no more heavy rains its been cloudy and drizzling since morning thoughGenerators and power backup equipment of apartments whose basements were submerged in flood waters have all mostly been damagedAlso according to officials restoring power supply to apartments whose basements are still waterlogged is not not safeOwners trying to attend to or getting their vehicles like cars and bikes that were either partially or fully under water due to flooding were a common sight in parts of these areasThe Meteorological office in Bengaluru in its forecast on Thursday morning for the city for the next 48 hours has said one or two spells of light to moderate rain or thundershowers were very likelyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever