The lightning damaged electrical equipment at Baiyappanahalli metro station resulting in disruption of services for 47 minutes on the purple line.
Rainfall accompanied by strong winds, thunder and lightning on Sunday night disrupted metro services on the Purple Line for 47 minutes, as the lightning damaged electrical equipment at Baiyappanahalli metro station. The power outage at the station lasted from 7:23 pm to 8:01 pm prompting metro officials to start operations on the Purple Line from Indiranagar to Mysore Road metro stations. Full operations resumed on the line at 8:10 pm, reported The New Indian Express. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) officials stated that the heavy rains and winds had caused a power outage at the Baiyappanahalli metro station, which is one of the starting points of the Purple Line of the metro. “Traction power supply on the Purple Line was not available from 7.23 p.m to 8.01 p.m. During this period, short-loop train operations were done between Indiranagar and Mysuru Road station. Full services on Purple Line, between Mysuru Road and Baiyappanahalli, were restored at 8.10 pm,” a release from BMRCL stated as per The Hindu. The rains lasted from 7 pm to 8:30 pm and affected traffic on Hosur Road, Bannerghatta Road, Outer Ring Road, Mysuru Road, Double Road, Ballari Road, Tin Factory and Tannery Road. Loud thunderclaps were heard in Kaggadaspura, Indiranagar, Baiyappanahalli and CV Raman Nagar. The rains were a result of cyclonic circulation in south interior Karnataka, as per Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC). Maximum rain of 144mm was recorded in Kasgattapura while other areas received 50-100mm rainfall. Five incidents of trees falling were reported from across the city. The rains come ahead of the monsoon, which is expected to hit the state next week. Meanwhile, two persons died due to the rains and intense thunder, lightning in Tumakuru district. The victims were identified as Gangamma and Basavaraj.
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