Within three days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 13.71km phase II of the Bengaluru Metro, heavy rains in the city yesterday evening resulted in waterlogging at the Nallurhalli metro station.
Built at a cost of ₹ 4,249 crore, the new metro line runs from Whitefield (Kadugodi) to Krishnarajapuram and was inaugurated by PM Modi on Saturday.
Social media users took to Twitter, sharing pictures and videos of the Nallurhalli metro station, swamped with water. Whitefield Rising, a citizen forum of Bengaluru, tweeted photos showing water on the platform and near the ticketing counter.
"Inside the brand new Nallurhalli Metro station. Water on the platform as well near the ticketing counter. @cpronammametro one rain, and water has seeped inside fully," the tweet read.
Citizens expressed their anguish over the state of the metro station, shortly after its inauguration. Distressed and affected commuters lashed out at the government and questioned if the metro infrastructure was ready for inauguration.
One Twitter user questioned the condition of the metro station after a bout of light rains, and what will happen to it in the monsoons.
Another Twitter user responded to the Whitefield Rising's post saying this is what one can expect metro stations are opened in a hurry and incomplete.
Flight services and traffic took a blow in Bengaluru after the heavy downpour on Tuesday evening. As per an NDTV report, 14 flights were diverted while several others were delayed amid heavy waterlogging on the city outskirts where the Kempegowda International Airport is located.
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