<p>The India Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thunder showers for the next 48 hours.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The rain could play spoilsport at the IPL final on Sunday evening when the local outfit Royal Challengers Bangalore lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Chinnaswamy stadium.<br /><br />The IMD officials said that city and some parts of south interior Karnataka are experiencing rains because of a trough off the east coast. Rains coupled with thunder and lightning have been forecast for next 48 hours.<br /><br />During the first qualifier between RCB and Gujarat Lions in Bengaluru on Tuesday some parts of the city witnessed heavy rainfall while the central business district experienced light drizzle. <br /><br />On Friday the city had recorded 7.4 mm of rain while HAL experienced 4.3 mm of rain, as recorded at 8:30 pm by IMD.<br /><br />Sudden showers brought the traffic to a standstill in central business district (CBD), in and around Majestic areas, Marathahalli, Whitefield, Electronics City, Seshadripuram junction, Malleswaram, Bannerghatta Road and surrounding areas. <br /><br />The waterlogging was reported in Veerasandra Junction on Hosur road, causing traffic congestion for a while. <br /><br />Tree uprooting was reported at Hulimavu near Meenakshi temple and at JP Nagar 2nd phase. A tree fell on a car at Kasavanahalli but no injuries were reported. At Iblur near HSR Layout police station, three houses in low-lying area were flooded. The Palike officials said that they have sent pumping jets to clear the water from the houses. <br /><br /> <br /></p>
<p>The India Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thunder showers for the next 48 hours.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The rain could play spoilsport at the IPL final on Sunday evening when the local outfit Royal Challengers Bangalore lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Chinnaswamy stadium.<br /><br />The IMD officials said that city and some parts of south interior Karnataka are experiencing rains because of a trough off the east coast. Rains coupled with thunder and lightning have been forecast for next 48 hours.<br /><br />During the first qualifier between RCB and Gujarat Lions in Bengaluru on Tuesday some parts of the city witnessed heavy rainfall while the central business district experienced light drizzle. <br /><br />On Friday the city had recorded 7.4 mm of rain while HAL experienced 4.3 mm of rain, as recorded at 8:30 pm by IMD.<br /><br />Sudden showers brought the traffic to a standstill in central business district (CBD), in and around Majestic areas, Marathahalli, Whitefield, Electronics City, Seshadripuram junction, Malleswaram, Bannerghatta Road and surrounding areas. <br /><br />The waterlogging was reported in Veerasandra Junction on Hosur road, causing traffic congestion for a while. <br /><br />Tree uprooting was reported at Hulimavu near Meenakshi temple and at JP Nagar 2nd phase. A tree fell on a car at Kasavanahalli but no injuries were reported. At Iblur near HSR Layout police station, three houses in low-lying area were flooded. The Palike officials said that they have sent pumping jets to clear the water from the houses. <br /><br /> <br /></p>