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🧵Gated communities on and off Yemalur Main Road, near HAL, east Bengaluru turn into ghost towns; residents flee, hundreds of luxury cars submerged

High-end cars remained submerged in flood waters, even as the residents grabbed bare essentials and made a quick exit from the layouts on Tuesday morning. 

Pix from Divya Sree 77 East

Luxury sedans and SUVs visible over murky waters at DivyaSree 77 East, where a premium villa costs around Rs 15 crore.

The affected layouts house CEOs, CFOs and COOs of some of Bengaluru’s leading tech firms and startups.

“There are around 90 Villas here and each family owns at least three luxury cars. Almost all these cars including Bentleys, MINI Coopers, Audis, BMWs, Mercs and Jaguars are submerged" said a resident at DivyaSree East

A Bentley costs around Rs 4 crore and Karnataka imposes the highest road tax of around 20% but see the condition of the vehicles parked here?” lamented a resident of DivyaSree 77 East.

At DivyaSree 77 East, water was waist-high at many parts of the enclave. Power supply had been disconnected and no resident was spotted in the walking area.

“There are 87 villas in DivyaSree 77 East and 305 apartments in adjoining 77 Place. All families have been evacuated & there is nobody here.There is no water or power in houses and they could return only after 15-20 days once the electrical panel room is restored"said a resident

Many residents appeared to have shifted their valuables and belongings to the first and second floors before fleeing to safety. Residents themselves have made arrangements in hotels, clubs and houses of relatives and friends.

"There are around 90 Villas here and each family owns at least three luxury cars. Almost all these cars including Bentleys, MINI Coopers, Audis, BMWs, Mercs and Jaguars are submerged" a resident said.

Water was waist-high at many parts of the enclave. Power supply had been disconnected and no resident was spotted in the walking area.

The ground floor of most villas had turned into pools

Flooded Villa at DivyaSree 77 East.

DivyaSree 77 East

DivyaSree 77 East in Yemalur, Bengaluru

DivyaSree 77 East

DivyaSree 77 East

DivyaSree 77 East, Yemalur, Bengaluru

DivyaSree 77 East

Meena Girisaballa, CEO and founder of PurpleFront Technologies and resident of DivyaSree 77 East.

Meena Girisaballa, CEO and founder of PurpleFront Technologies and resident of DivyaSree 77° East.

Flood-hit residents including senior citizens of DivyaSree 77° East in Yemalur Road alighting from a tractor on Old Airport Road. Picture of local MLA (Mahadevapura) Aravind Limbavalli pasted on a tractor 👇

Flood-hit residents including senior citizens of DivyaSree 77° East in Yemalur Road alighting from a tractor on Old Airport Road.

Yemalur Main Road - which connects Old Airport Road and tech areas like Bellandur on Outer Ring Road in Bengaluru - was flooded for the second consective day on Tuesday. Tractors continue to ferry residents and working professionals between Yemalur and Old Airport Road👇

Calm amid chaos

Pets ferried on tractors at Yemalur Road.

DivyaSree 77 East

Fearing more showers, many residents moved to nearby hotels along with their pets and belongings.

Many people relied on tractors between Yemalur Main Road and Old Airport Road.