Rain wreaks havoc in Bengaluru, metro services disrupted as tree branch falls on track

Heavy rains lashed Bengaluru on Sunday night, creating a massive civic menace once again. Many trees were uprooted and blocked the roads, resulting in traffic jams. The uprooted trees also temporarily disrupted metro services on the Purple line. The Indian Meteorological Département (IMD) issued an orange alert on Sunday night, warning of gusty winds in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru rains: Heavy spell creates havoc, trees uprooted and metro disrupted

In an announcement, Bengaluru’s Namma Metro said, “Due to a tree branch falling on the metro tracks just after Trinity Station towards MG road. Trains are operating only between Indiranagar to Whitefield and MG road to Challaghatta from 7.26 PM. Efforts are on to clear the branch and resume normal operations.”

However, the metro operations were restored later, “Dear All. Today normalcy of service on the entire Purple Line has been restored and trains are running as per schedule from Challaghatta to Whitefield.”