Evening rain causes metro disruption, brings city traffic to crawl
Evening rain in Bengaluru caused temporary disruptions to Namma Metro services on the Whitefield line due to a fallen tree branch. The incident affected commuters during peak hours, but operations were restored shortly after. Additionally, heavy rainfall led to flooding on several roads, resulting in slow-moving traffic across the city.
- ▪Namma Metro services were disrupted after a tree branch fell on the track between ITPL and Sathya Sai Hospital stations.
- ▪Train movement was suspended from 6 p.m. to 6.35 p.m. due to the obstruction.
- ▪Heavy rains caused flooding on multiple roads, leading to slow-moving traffic in various junctions.
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Namma Metro services on Bengaluru’s Whitefield line were temporarily disrupted after a tree branch fell on the track between ITPL and Sathya Sai Hospital stations as rain lashed Bengaluru on Tuesday evening.According to BMRCL Chief PRO B.L. Yeshwanth Chavan, train movement between Whitefield and Garudachar Palya stations was suspended from 6 p.m. to 6.35 p.m. due to the obstruction on the track.The disruption affected commuters travelling on the Purple Line during peak evening hours. BMRCL officials cleared the fallen branch and restored operations shortly after.“Trains are running between Whitefield and Challaghatta as usual,” Mr.
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