Tweeple don't mince words. When an overnight downpour led to a deluge like situation in the country's IT hub, Twitterati did not hold itself back and fired from all cylinders.
From plain angst to quirky sarcasm or questioning the authorities, many Twitter users were at their creative best, some quipping "Bengaluru is Venice now" while some others rued the eroding green cover leading to new civic challenges.
"Who needs a wonderla, a water amusement park when entire #bangalore can we be water park! Thanks for #bbmp , it takes lot of efforts and dedication to turn a city into a floating city!" a twitter user going by the name "anonymous!@Died_Democracy" said in a tweet.
Who needs a wonderla , a water amusement park when entire #bangalore can we be water park!
— anonymous! (@Died_Democracy) September 5, 2022
Thanks for #bbmp , it takes lot of efforts and dedication to turn a city into a floating city!#bangalorerains pic.twitter.com/fUMuPyNANh
Anirban Sanyal, another Twitter user, shared a picture of a water-logged city airport, and had a swipe at the state of infrastructure.
"State of affairs in #BengaluruAirport today. I feel like crying seeing the state of infra in India. This is beyond shame," he said in a tweet.
State of affairs in #BengaluruAirport today. I feel like crying seeing the state of infra in India. This is beyond shame. #bengalururains pic.twitter.com/bJZWgY81dl
— Anirban Sanyal (@anirban_sanyal) September 4, 2022
Karma@iambhutia touched upon the 40 per cent commission charge against the ruling BJP.
"When contractors have to pay 40 per cent cost of project as bribe to the ministers and officers - this is what you get," the user said, while uploading a picture of vehicles wading through an inundated road.
When contractors have to pay 40% cost of project as bribe to the ministers and officers - this is what you get.#bangalorerain #BBMP pic.twitter.com/nAoT6CzEtC
— Karma 覚 (@iambhutia) September 5, 2022
IT industry veteran TV Mohandas Pai uploaded a video, titled "Pls see in Bengaluru," showing a man dressed up as Lord Ganesh and wading through near knee-deep water, even as traffic was seen crawling in the background. A number of twitter users responded to him, most speaking out against the lack of infrastructure in the city.
Pl see in Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/n9BncJDI0L
— Mohandas Pai (@TVMohandasPai) September 5, 2022
While a Twitter user, Rajiva Bhushan Sahay blamed "massive deforestation" and road heights going up "illegally" with "illegal" high rises, another handle on the micro-blogging site, Chris_cruz@lycos.com felt the only solution is to reclaim all lakes and remove encroachments.
(1) Heinous #crimes of massive #deforestation for criminal purposes causing disastrous environmental imbalances around the world!
— Rajiva Bhushan Sahay (@i_rajiva) September 5, 2022
(2) Road levels go up illegally along with illegally constructed high rise buildings but local authorities don't increase required drainage capacity!
There were some hilarious and sarcastic posts too.
For instance, a twitter handle with the name Gautam (@gautyou) said the tractors were back in posh layouts like Sunny Brooks and suggested resident welfare associations to invest in these vehicles as an alternative mode of transport during rains while @CitizenKamran, another twitter user, 'thanked' Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai for turning the city to "European Standards." "Indiranagar has started to look like Venice," he sarcastically remarked.
Thank you @CMofKarnataka @BSBommai you have developed our city to European Standards.
— Kamran (@CitizenKamran) August 29, 2022
Now Indiranagar has started to look like Venice.
Please increase your corruption from 50% to 100% we will then be Venice for 365 days. Now this pleasure is only short lived#bengalururains pic.twitter.com/WXwVq15oBk
Chetan Krishna @ckchetanck said, "thanks to bbmp and @BJP4Karnataka now every apartment in Bengaluru is a lake view apartment.
Thanks to bbmp and @BJP4Karnataka now every apartment in Bengaluru is a lake view apartment.#bengalururains
— Chetan Krishna👑 🇮🇳 (@ckchetanck) September 5, 2022
A number of users complained about the lack of focus on building proper infrastructure over the years for a city that hosts world's top IT companies.
Other social media were also flooded with videos and memes on the Bengaluru floods.
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