Viral post sums up Bengaluru’s ongoing urban flood woes amid heavy rainfall

Bengaluru’s recent downpour has once again brought the city’s fragile infrastructure under scrutiny, with heavy rains causing widespread waterlogging, traffic gridlock, and major disruptions to daily life.

For many office-goers, the flooded roads and submerged vehicles have become an exhausting part of the commute — a stark reminder of the city’s chronic drainage and urban planning issues.

Even short bursts of rain have proven to be enough to flood the streets in many Indian metro cities, and Bengaluru is no exception. This week’s intense rains inundated several parts of the city, leaving vehicles stranded, roads submerged, and professionals struggling to get to work.

One such commuter, Arun Vinayak — co-founder of Exponent Energy — captured the public’s attention with a photo that perfectly summed up the chaos. Sharing a surreal image of his car partially underwater, he posted on X, “Building hardware in India is even harder if you have to make your office and cars and homes IP67. #underwater #batteryok #engineersnotok en route to work today.”

His witty reference to the “IP67” rating — typically used to describe electronic devices that are resistant to dust and temporary immersion in water — instantly struck a chord online. In technical terms, the “6” denotes complete protection against dust, while the “7” indicates resistance to water immersion for up to 30 minutes.

The post quickly went viral, garnering over 60,000 views and sparking a flurry of reactions from social media users.

“Throw a few fish in there and get a pedicure by the time you reach,” one user quipped.

Another recalled a more tragic precedent, writing, “This happened in Mumbai in 2005; people got permanently handicapped or even lost their lives due to this exact occurrence.”

A third user commented on the city’s reputation as a tech hub, saying, “Bengaluru needed a car-cum-boat now. IT companies should think of a new home now.”

While humor provided brief relief, the situation underscores a much larger problem — the persistent inability of city infrastructure to handle seasonal rains. For a city known globally as a leading tech and innovation hub, the scenes of submerged streets and floating vehicles reflect a deeper urban governance challenge that citizens are forced to navigate, quite literally, every monsoon.