May-showers have started in Bangalore. I don’t know the exact meaning of April-showers but here in Bangalore may-showers seems to be a apt name. Every evening it rains for some time. Sometimes it pours, sometimes it drizzles or sometimes its just mild showers. It brings down the temperature suddenly. Night temperature has fallen to a distinct low compared to hot day’s temperature. Mornings are really pleasant these days.
That’s Bangalore. I remember seeing this kind of rains first time in 2001 when I came to give my CET exam in may. For years we enjoyed it thought the intensity and regularity decresed. But somehow it became part of Bangalore life for us. In first year our seniors told us one joke “Bangalore rains ka and Bangalore girl ka koi bharosa nahi hai, you should be always prepared”.
But is the government prepared for the rains this time? Todays headline in TOI reads “61 buildings flooded in city”. People have not forgotten the rains in October. But did we learn anything from that experience. Only after first showers this month, PWD started cleaning of garbage dumps and important big drainages. But it was too late seeing what happened yesterday. None the less, still monsoon has not reached Bangalore. Yesterday IMD (Indian meteorological department) announced that this year monsoon will be on time. It should hit Kerala on may 30th plus or minus three days.
Its high time government wakes up and prepares to cope up with rain troubles. People be ready for another flood otherwise.
By the way "it rained that night" was the title chosen for English version of movie Astitva by Mahesh Manjarekar. The movie was never made though.
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