The rains, accompanied by strong winds, also uprooted trees and disrupted power supply in many areas.
Moderate rains and gale in Bengaluru over the weekend has resulted in the death of one man. Satish, aged 35, was killed after he stamped on a live electric wire near his house which had fallen due to the strong winds.
Bengaluru Mayor Gangambika Mallikarjun visited the house of the deceased and met his family members in Ramachandrappa Garden in Cox Town on Sunday.
The Mayor has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the next of kin.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru received 27.2 mm rainfall starting from Sunday 8:30am to Monday 8:30am, and wind speeds reached upto 32 km/hr.
With this, several trees were also uprooted causing damage to property and disruption to traffic movement. There was waterlogging in many important junctions in the city including Mekhri Circle, Cauvery Junction and Mysore Road.
According to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), as many as 56 trees and 596 isolated branches have fallen all over the city. Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara, who holds the Bengaluru Development portfolio, has asked all eight zonal commissioners to prioritise clearing of trees and minimise inconvenience to the public.
Snapping of power lines also meant that residents were without electricity for hours in some places.
Meanwhile, weathermen have warned that the city will continue to receive one or two showers over the course of the week, along with gusty winds due to prevailing weather conditions.
Speaking to media on Sunday, Sunil M Gavaskar, meteorologist at the Karnataka State Disaster Monitoring Centre, warned of similar thunderstorms and gale in Bengaluru and the entire Cauvery basin area.
There will be rain in the coastal belt too before the onset of monsoon, which is set to arrive in the first week of June.
