: Its raining misery in Ramanagara #IndiaNEWS #News Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway closed at Ramanagara. Road under water at many places. 50 bus passengers rescued. People climb on top of houses seeking

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Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway closed at Ramanagara. Road under water at many places. 50 bus passengers rescued. People climb on top of houses seeking help.   CM scheduled to do aerial survey.



Ramanagara: Traffic along the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway was disrupted and slowed to a sluggish pace for hours at many places as roads were inundated due to incessant rain over the last 30 hours resulting in mass flooding. Heavy rain that began at around 3 am today has continued, bringing misery.   



Normal life has been thrown out of gear and the worst affected places are Arkeshwara Colony, Tipu Nagar and Sangabasavanadoddi in Ramanagara and Bidadi. Visuals from various locations on the Highway showed cars and a bus stranded in the underpasses and service roads which were filled with rainwater. At many underpasses, water was seen gushing from one side to the other, especially the one near Basavanapura village.



While several cars were submerged on the service roads where more than five feet of water has been collected, many were pushed off the road by water that was flowing with great force. Over 50 passengers of a private bus who were stranded in the middle of the road with knee-deep water covering the area were rescued by the local public and passers-by who heard desperate cries for help.



Elderly passengers and women had to be literally lifted by three to four persons towards safety. The Udayaranga private bus was bound to Malavalli in Mandya from Bengaluru. As half of the portion of the bus was under water, locals rescued the passengers through the  vehicle windows.



Picture shows the submerged Government Higher Primary School at Ramanagara.


CM scheduled to visit



As a precautionary measure, the district officials announced a holiday for schools and colleges in Ramanagara, Kanakapura and Channapatna. Taking stock of the situation, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai directed the District Administration to take necessary action. He was scheduled to visit Ramanagara today on a helicopter to do an aerial survey.



“I have taken information regarding the situation by District Commissioners of 15 districts. I have also received information regarding the situation on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway. Directions have been given to clear the water on the roads,� the CM said. “I have asked the officials to survey crop losses and provide relief. Nearly Rs. 900 crore are available with District Administrations,� he added.



KSRTC buses diverted



The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) officials said Bengaluru-Mysuru buses have been diverted via Harohalli-Kanakapura-Malavalli-Mysuru. The connectivity between Bengaluru and Mysuru has been affected as roads near Kanakapura circle in Ramanagara were inundated.

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