Bangalore: Those who were out a little after 3 pm on Sunday would have experienced fierce winds battering them or clouds of dust blinding them. The city was hit by high speed wind — 56 kmph compared with the normal wind speed of 20 kmph.
After a few days of showers, the city has become windy and chilly. The wind speed between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm on Sunday reached its maximum of 56 km per hour at 3.10 pm.
The high speed wind played havoc in the city. BBMP received many complaints, majority of them being about uprooting of trees. There were complaints from Raheja Towers, Manipal Centre on MG Road, Indiranagar II stage, 2nd Main, 14th Cross, Basaveshwarnagar, NR Colony, BTM Layout, Patalamma Street and Chandra Layout.
The dusty wind battered pedestrians, motorists and other commuters. Manjunath, a motorist, said he found it difficult to ride. “Near Kamaraj Road, the wind was too dusty as there is an open ground nearby. The dust was blinding me and I had to slow down,’’ he said.
Sunita Manohar, a commuter who was on her way to office, said she couldn’t keep her eyes open. “I was travelling in an autorikshaw and found it difficult to look outside as it was very dusty. The driver too had a tough time,’’ she said.
With windy weather expected on Monday too, Bangaloreans better be prepared. This prevailing condition is due to depression over north-west and west-central Bay of Bengal moving over Orissa and adjoining Chhattisgarh, said the weatherman.
A Muthuchami, director of Meteorology department, said the strong wind is adding to the cool air. For the past four days, dense clouds also added to this cool weather condition.It may be noted that the mean wind speed for 24 hours was 14 kmph in June and July.
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