As Bengaluru reels under rains, Shivakumar's 'God too can't fix city' confession haunts him

As merciless rains continue to pound the city, turning roads into rivers and living rooms into lakes, Bengaluru’s citizens are left ankle-deep in water—and neck-deep in disbelief.

Homes have been flooded, people rendered homeless, and roads resemble obstacle courses from reality TV shows. Amid this aquatic apocalypse, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar took to Twitter with a reassuringly vague message:
“Deeply concerned by the havoc caused by relentless rains in Bengaluru. I’ve been in continuous touch with the concerned officers and I'm closely monitoring the situation…”

We can’t help but recall DKS’s earlier nugget of brutal honesty:

“Even if God were to descend and walk on Bengaluru roads, nothing can be done in the next one or two years.”

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With this divine disclaimer now playing out in real time, many residents wonder as to what would happen to Bengaluru. 

Meanwhile, engineers are still blaming “unscientific development” and “unexpected rain” for what is now a very predictable outcome. BBMP officials have reportedly deployed several photo-ops with brooms and boats.

As the city floats gently toward yet another weather warning, one thing is clear: Bengaluru doesn’t need a raincoat—it needs a miracle (and perhaps, a snorkel).