Karnataka:heavy rain batters parts of Bengaluru

Several cars were found submerged under water in Bengaluru, just as pockets of northern Chennai's Manali saw heavy waterlogging, after torrential rains over the past few days caused severe flooding in these areas. Bengaluru saw heavy flooding overnight as the Allalasandra lake overflowed, inundating the lake's surrounding areas. Several roads in northern Bengaluru were left severely waterlogged as a result of Sunday night's downpour.

Kogilu Cross, Nagavara, Vidyaranyapura and Yelahanka in Bengaluru are among the areas most affected by incessant rains.Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed in rain-affected areas to carry out rescue and relief operations. Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai  on Monday announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh each for those who lose their homes to rain-related incidents. He added that the state government has released Rs 500 crore for roads and bridges in addition to forming emergency rescue teams around the city of Bengaluru. With the Yelhanaka lake overflowing on Monday, floodwater was seen entering a housing society adjoining the lake wall. Local police and NDRF were rushed to aid residents of the Kendriya Vihar society.

Meanwhile, water entered multiple homes in Manali, an industrial pocket of Tamil Nadu's capital. Many parts of the neighbourhood in northern Chennai were heavily inundated due to excess discharge from the Kosasthalaiyar river. Surplus water overflowing from the neighbouring city of Chittoor -- one of the worst affected areas in the rain that hit Andhra Pradesh on Saturday -- also contributed to the overnight deluge, as water from the Poondi reservoir in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvallur district, filled to capacity, was released beyond 3000 cubic feet per second a few days back.