Bengaluru Rains: Uber Hikes Cab Prices Due To Massive Traffic Snarls, Netizens Say 'humanity Is Lost'

As continuous rains and nan consequent deluge proceed to propulsion normal life retired of cogwheel successful Bengaluru, cab-hailing work Uber is being questioned connected societal media for charging exorbitant prices from commuters.

A personification precocious took to X (formerly Twitter) to stock really Uber charged him highly precocious prices for a region of simply 12 km. The personification said that he and his family were stuck successful nan rainfall pinch a mini kid. 

"Why specified precocious prices? @Uber_India If a family is stuck successful nan rainfall pinch a mini kid, is this what we expect from you? This is beyond shameless monopoly and utter nonsense. For 12 km successful rains, really overmuch tin you charge? Humanity is lost. Bangalore postulation and past these mafias," nan personification wrote. 

His station near nan net divided, pinch immoderate claiming that Uber was good wrong its authorities to complaint this much. Others, however, backed nan user. 

"My conjecture is rainfall -> postulation -> much recreation clip -> much price.....travel clip plays a awesome portion successful price," a personification commented. 

"Typically drivers thin to not judge bookings nether those conditions for regular prices. Only measurement to get much drivers to judge much rides astatine those times is to connection them much money," a 2nd personification said. 

"Do you cognize really overmuch postulation jam is? The driver has to walk done each of these. Since nary 1 is consenting to travel hence nan value fluctuations... Ask nan govt not nan company," a 3rd personification explained. 

"This is simply a normal things for @Uber_India @rapidobikeapp successful rain, they support expanding nan price,s they person nary shame successful hiking prices which are not astatine each justifiable, and nan sad portion is govt is not moreover looking into these things," a 4th personification wrote. 

"If you springiness your details, they will scam you. Forward this to nan postulation police," yet different personification noted. 

Bengaluru knowledgeable its heaviest rainfall since 2017, signaling 104 mm successful a azygous day, starring to wide disruption. The deluge resulted successful nan deaths of 5 people, including Shashikala, killed by a wall collapse, and 2 others who were electrocuted.

In response, nan authorities is investing ₹2,000 crore to build 197 km of stormwater drains, having already fixed 70% of identified flood-prone areas. "Seventy per cent of nan 210 flood-prone areas identified successful nan metropolis person been fixed," confirmed officials.

The dense rainfall paralysed postulation and led to nan suspension of BMTC autobus services successful affected areas for illustration Koramangala and Marathahalli. BJP MP PC Mohan advocated for IT companies to instrumentality work-from-home policies to mitigate roadworthy congestion and heighten safety.

Additionally, successful Karnataka, 2 much fatalities occurred owed to lightning strikes, raising concerns astir nan region's vulnerability to terrible weather. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orangish alert for Bengaluru and a yellowish alert for 23 districts successful Karnataka, forecasting further dense rainfall.

The IMD continues to pass residents of much rain, urging preparedness amidst nan adverse upwind conditions.