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YouTuber Ferries Stranded Rapido Passenger Across Bengaluru’s Flooded ‘Submarine Road’

The viral clip refocuses attention on recurring waterlogging across a key Bengaluru corridor.

Overview

  • Content creator Lakshman Goswami filmed himself helping a Rapido passenger traverse a heavily waterlogged stretch on Marathahalli–Kadubeesanahalli Road.
  • News18 reports the Rapido scooter had broken down in the flooded section before Goswami offered the woman a ride across.
  • The video, first posted on Instagram and later shared on X, has drawn more than 1.6 million views.
  • Karnataka Portfolio reshared the clip with a sharp critique of road conditions, calling the stretch a “submarine road.”
  • Online reactions praised the biker’s assistance while renewing criticism of Bengaluru’s potholes and drainage failures that routinely snarl commuters.