Bangalore Mumbai-ed the papers scream. But is it really? Sure there's water logging in some areas but nowhere has there been power outage. The problem really has been bad planning. Something the garden city is notorious for. Several layouts have been built in low lying areas abutting tanks or erstwhile tanks. This year there's been more rain than usual making the tanks overflow and the erstwhile tanks fill up. Small wonder then that there's water in several places.
Instead on focussing on the simple explanation, the press is more concerned with pictures of flooding. So much that SO's mother actually called me up to find out if I was ok. Not to be outdone, for the past three days, all those who've had to cross waterlogged areas have been recounting their perilous journeys much like soldiers at the front. "What time did you reach? What time did you leave? How did your bus go?". "Did you see that car that was floating? Did you see how much water there was in XYZ Building?"
:S Do we really have nothing better to talk about? Bangalore is slowly crumbling under the strain of all the people who live in it and we're really only bothered about excess water? The social fabric of this city is disintegrating. Over the past few weeks I've felt more and more amazed at the way Bangaloreans behave. They used to be polite and considerate but now they're only looking after themselves. No more politeness, no more friendliness... what's happening. Not like the spirit is completely dead... yesterday auto drivers were willing to give lifts. But it's getting worse.
Lets see where we are in another year... quite likley under the rubble of a quickly imploding city.
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