India’s flooded tech hub faces fresh chaos as more rain is forecast


People wade through a waterlogged road in front of the entrance of IT major Wipro Ltd following torrential rains in Bengaluru, India, on Sept 5, 2022. Known as India’s Silicon Valley, Bangalore has faced consecutive nights of relentless monsoon rains that have crippled transport and business operations on the city’s key Outer Ring Road (ORR), an area where big name international firms such as Microsoft Corp, Intel Corp, Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Morgan Stanley have offices. — Reuters

Weather officials are predicting further bouts of severe weather in Bangalore as torrential rains pounded the city, submerged access to office parks and hit back-office operations that are the nerve centre of the global financial and technology industries.

Known as India’s Silicon Valley, Bangalore has faced consecutive nights of relentless monsoon rains that have crippled transport and business operations on the city’s key Outer Ring Road (ORR), an area where big name international firms such as Microsoft Corp, Intel Corp, Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Morgan Stanley have offices. It’s also caused tens of millions in productivity losses locally, according to an industry group.

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