Why is Bengaluru so hot?

[@CollinDavis]

Never imagined that Bangalore getting hot would come out. 8 years ago when I came, just loved the weather there.

[@samirranjanmajhi]

Replace trees and lakes with concrete jungles. What else do you expect?

[@SenorSol]

Very true, my point exactly! And then allow the city's population to grow by a third in a decade, plus not provide enough Km of metro lines to give people alternatives to using their cars and voila.....one very hot city!

[@surfingguru5360]

Have you even seen the video completely?

[@SenorSol]

@@surfingguru5360 Have you even been to Bangalore?

[@surfingguru5360]

@@SenorSol how does it matter if I have been to Bangalore or not? Current drought and weather is due to El Niño, and this is not even the worst as has been said by the weatherman in this video.

[@SenorSol]

@@surfingguru5360 You miss the point, ALL of India is suffering, or will suffer, from extreme water stress, India is on the front line and is now in the top three countries globally for water stress, and seeing as the current government has its priorities elsewhere (foolishly!), then expect water shortages to get bad all across the country!! It is what it is!

[@amigo4558]

The problem is compounded by high-rise buildings and increasing number of automobiles.

[@AshishSahu25]

I came to Bengaluru first time in 15 April 2009 by train, before leaving it on 2019. And immediately appreciated cool air breeze, so many tree and birds, no traffic to reach from majestic to Jayanagar. It's break my heart to see city transformed into heat, water shortage, and no trees and constant vehicle pollution.

[@70newlife]

Till early 1980ties we didn't even need fans in summer. Now I need AC sometimes.

[@petrichor259]

Banglore is dead thanks to unsustainable development

[@aosaeanor]

Too many High rise buildings with large panels of glass, Mature trees being cut down, increasing number of vehicles & too many concrete buildings that are often clustered together . ...

[@Basicvitaminb12]

​@petrichor259 thanks to congress

[@gregoryantony7491]

The lakes are dying in Bangalore and trees are dried and dying a slow death

[@SenorSol]

Most of the lakes have been built over! Blame the developers/builders and local politicians for allowing it!

[@petrichor259]

Lakes are already dead

[@aosaeanor]

Key reasons for heat -- Increasing number of High rise buildings with large panels of glass. Concrete roads. Mature trees being cut down. Too many concrete buildings, many a times congested together, . Increasing number of vehicles

[@SenorSol]

@@aosaeanor Yup, very true. Volume of traffic is definitely a thing, but then also allowing the population to grow out of control is a major contributing reason!

[@aosaeanor]

@@SenorSol When better jobs are in just a few cities of India then obviously these cities will get overburdened with people. It's for the State Govt to proactively plan & build satellite townships to cater to the growing demands . Just adding on & building on existing infra that too with minimum thought to urban planning is nothing but inviting chaos & crisis . Hiranandani does an excellent job of building well planned township that are not congested + are aesthetically appealing . Govt should involve this builder given their past record with transforming Powai, Mumbai

[@MadhuSudhanpro]

Look at that clean wiring giving ASMR in the meteorological department office

[@magbob1120]

I LOL'd for half hour with this comment of yours....Completely out of context, but still hilarious 🤣🤣

[@Nomad_Wanderer]

Bad town planing and greedy government and land mafia syndicates also the greed of people are responsible we are busy in religion, caste, jobs and daily life issues and never get serious about the environment everyone is making noise during summer after that all and everything will get to normal and people will wake up after a year.

[@SenorSol]

Indian apathy, it's a thing!

[@KeerthyYalapalli]

Seriously, bad planning!!!! Worst governance so far

[@tamee777]

This guy is comparing Weather to last 2-3 years but not with history of the Weather conditions of Bangalore. Why is he trying to give reason Bangalore is not hotter now. He is trying to normalize the global climate changes.

[@manikyum]

Climate chge is a scam. Wake up

[@Ranjith_747]

The only solution is work from home. If possible work from home town.

[@_growIn_]

The situation what we face is quite alarming and concrete actions needs to be taken place by each and every individual. As we are plant enthusiasts, there is a possibility of using plants which needs less water and can survive in high temperature and direct sunlight inside or outside our living spaces. This will eventually bring reduce the temperatures also gives a chance for precipitation. This is our personal opinion. Always ready to learn, post your thoughts !

[@Mr.Coffee576]

I don't understand why we are still praising Bangalore for its weather. It's not the same as it was in 2009-10, when rainfall was often and we wore sweaters in the Winter. I haven't wore a sweater in the past 5 years.

[@vikramad36]

Do the analysis for past 20-25 years. Bring data visualisation charts to support your conclusions. I think it has become hotter and drier.

[@ajaymadhavan4606]

Exactly, there is no evidence or conclusions presented.

[@mohammedmurtaza3257]

Excellent My Favorite News Paper....

[@venkym8445]

Property prices are sky high for a city with no water!

[@jaggiswamey8932]

Sir.Its One of the problem is polution.Cutting of Trees.No rains last Four Months.. It's become bad every year.

[@Silviaslifestyle]

Many trees got destroyed 😢for metro near hebbal n many places ... Tatsy this crisis .

[@Playerone1287]

Surprised that they didn't blame it on North Indians

[@SenorSol]

How many North Indians have moved to Bengaluru for jobs??? Answers on a postcard please! 🙄

[@dhirajgawande007]

When outsiders try to leave Karnataka, kannadhingas beg them not to leave 😂

[@SenorSol]

@@dhirajgawande007 Does that include foreigners?

[@prajju8114]

@@dhirajgawande007 I understand the pain of outsiders, as a fellow kannadiga i think its better to leave, there is no respect from localities, you don't get food options. I am south Indian hence I can eat rice, sambhar but people from north, west face issues here because of less north indian options. Its too overcrowded as well, IT companies should focus on setting up offices in other parts of the country, if we are getting talented people from punjab, harayana, delhi , UP, maharasthra, MP then why not set up companies there instead of destroying banaglore city and setting up all the start up units. In fact its high time they start thinking about environmantal protection as well otherwise this city will be a ghost city in no time with no water, no food and no resources anymore.

[@Playerone1287]

@@prajju8114 we come for job And it's just 1 city in the entire Karnataka, it's not that north indians are destroying entire Karnataka

[@RKagora862]

Thank God i left Bengaluru permanently came to my home town Coorg here itself it's 30 on temperature scale too hot 🔥

[@girishtallamraju207]

Heat Islands. Urban Clusters.

[@gpjoseph9807]

Lakes are maintained clean in other part of the world. We have seen governments cleaning the lakes. Imagine we people keep these water potable. Instead of blaming government, we people should learn to maintain the lakes. We blame governments and do not own responsibility 😢😢

[@smukherjee9231]

Govt. is taking TAX So, Govt. should educate citizens. Change the education system. Normal people are earning from Morning to Evening to earn money & paying Tax to Govt. to take care of Environment. All the States & Central Govts are responsible.

[@nihaltavin9342]

Where will the weather report be uploaded?

[@akmblr492]

Where is their summer forecast on 1st of march

[@Rods_From_God]

This city is holding more tech companies than its capacity..

[@cuckoonut1208]

Imagine using those array of screens to play RDR2.

[@fantomraja9137]

Nah, I'd be too distracted by those edges.

[@jaikumarnagesh3620]

Houses in Bangalore did not have fans! In summer we have worn half sweaters.!

[@prabharao6880]

1.Overcrowding. 2.Trees cut down to make way for metro. 3.Too many multi-storied flats in a small radius. 4.Too many vehicles becoz of overcrowding. 5.Apart from Lal Bagh and Cubbon Park which fortunately seems to have been saved from politicians' and real estate goondas' grasping hands, there are too few parks and lots with trees which can oxygenize and rehydrate surrounding concrete environment. 6.To accomodate the needs of all these people, more supportive endeavours and businesses (schools, colleges, hotels, restaurants, shopping and commercial establishments, etc)...in one word...OVERCROWDING...

[@Super_Indian_bros12361]

BBMP should declare 75% tax discount for owners if they plant 🌱 & maintain trees in front of their independent houses. If the apartment complex does, similar discount can be applied

[@ChandraSekar-do8jh]

Most every year From Jan mid to may mid . 12pm to 8pm usually hot b/w 29°C to 35°C in Bangalore.

[@aham-mumukshu-asmi]

My relatives from Bangalore said they used to wear sweaters in Bangalore even in summer before 10 years. I think we have to accept that Bangalore is getting way hotter every year

[@DHARSARMY]

​@@aham-mumukshu-asmi Yaa in Bangalore 15 yrs ago in summer it will feel like a pleasant with coldness climate. But now they destroyed lakes and built buildings like it hubs, etc. so it's too hot.

[@aham-mumukshu-asmi]

@@DHARSARMY But this comment and the Met dept staff in the video seem to suggest its always been like that. Thats wrong right?

[@ZeroOne130]

@@aham-mumukshu-asmiYeah. Bangalore had a very pleasant weather.

[@samdam00]

No it as usual blame the North Indians

[@Pandeyziipandit]

Lol average south indians who think they r from england not india

[@prajju8114]

blame IT companies, they called them here in the first place.

[@flyhigh9713]

Wil government take any action to plant trees or make any rules for builders who cut trees

[@Indian_girl1234]

Oh god, finally it rained today in Bangalore 😌😌

[@amareshroy7732]

Half of area within ring road is original bengaluru where good no big trees parks arethere.the extended ares where 70pct of people live are very few full grown trees which control sunlight heat.altitude of 900m above msl is only reason for solubrious climate.

[@lancesay]

water and heat...

[@anirudh2704]

Im also from belagavi district. 10 years back even 30+ deg was only diring april or may month. And during peak winter ie jan or dec it never went below 20 deg. But now 35+ deg is common during summer and and 15-10 deg during winter We can clearly see weather changing. And Bengaluru is 900ft above sea level and belagavi around 800ft above sea level.

[@krishnaparida007]

One ppl will go with his car instead of public transport This is the problem

[@cellular5]

lol it’s already 37

[@dm5665]

Good news

[@joansharathy7162]

The authorities should make drastic steps to plant more trees.We beg the media to telecast the importance of trees.

[@WorkSmarter__]

he is churning out data but not pointing to real problems. These people should create awareness among the public, consult with government for issues in city. The heat mostly because of the concrete infrastructure and increasing road networks

[@RDsDairy-mm7pq]

its 38 now

[@pankajjoshi2032]

In 2008, we have to use blanket in June.

[@prasanthpnair937]

Today In 1200 sqft 6 floors are built for renting. ideally meant for 6-7 individuals in a house built on 1200 square feet ( max 2 floors) now has more than 24 people housed in 6 floors. Nothing is done about it. Flouting all construction guidelines, who is gaining from this. How to meet water requirements for such a crowded city. Adding to this Chopping of trees for better face lift of buildings and such constructions. Total apathy by authorities

[@vijaysrini27]

Though it is getting hotter in Bengaluru, compared to Delhi, Bengaluru is still better. Delhi summer is horrible.

[@ashishkumar-gz8vz]

Delhi is only hot from april to sept. Feb is quite cold here. Temperature is barely touching 23 and min is abt 11-12.

[@SenorSol]

Everything about Delhi is horrible, particularly the pollution which is now the worst in the world!!

[@petrichor259]

All cities in India are better than Delhi

[@ItsMe-pz9mk]

Whenever the topic is Delhi. The demand of burnol increase 🤣

[@rajanthapa5905]

Stop cutting the trees n plants, everything will be ok

[@ryuu961]

Lol i just visited banglore yesterday and even at 5 pm, the sun was still radiating warmth

[@prajju8114]

it will be a ghost city soon

[@user-wv4mg1hm1h]

make in desert bangalore🏜🤣

[@arvinddash2811]

Rest in peace Bangalore

[@kalyannnBH]

Don't know why all these media outlets Target Bangalore so much. 😅. Been to Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi... Which are much more hotter. You don't require geysers or stoves probably.

[@gxgovind1]

Too much population for such a small city is the reason for hot.

[@SenorSol]

So nothing to do with greedy developers cutting down trees and building concrete jungles???

[@prabharao6880]

@@SenorSol isn't the population growth the reason for that?...or are you high and thinking that developers are building and selling to imaginary beings?? Aliens perhaps...

[@karthikk2896]

Because it's Bengaluru

[@devrajshellagi9843]

Kalaburagi ❤

[@anithajaishankar6662]

Why is that all come to Bangalore itself.. due to this ..over population.. Urbana tion.. why don't they stop construction 😢

[@alexi2460]

Analysis is there and accurate needless to say but where ate the teams for solutions. At his point, all the brilliant talking heads are useless if India doesn't physically do something to capture and move/ redirect water in the major cities and towns. Villagers are smart enough to be pro active. You wonder why Indians ate leaving.

[@guruprasad6982]

Northis please goback to noida n gurugram, let us stay here peacefully.

[@anshul_8]

Tell this to IT companies first!

[@ItsMe-pz9mk]

It companies should move to gurugram

[@guruprasad6982]

@@ItsMe-pz9mk IT companies will turn into Vimal pan masala company if it moves to north, who is holding them ask your government to provide facility, then they will come. U guys come here for work, It's not your father property.

[@N2NCars]

People are travelling a lot nowadays… more carbon footprint

[@civilpse5458]

Even Manipal is hotter this year.

[@dawoodladen3252]

Manipal kab hot nahi hai

[@cuckoonut1208]

That hospital is too crowded too.

[@cityofjoy8830]

Try moving to hyderabad or chennai and then check if its any better.

[@firstpostcommenter8078]

All Indian cities are hot.

[@magbob1120]

the journo nods her head just as most of us in a physics class during our schooldays

[@flysolo7089]

I belong to Kalaburgi ❤❤

[@terranowa2080]

Its bangalore it's not himachal

[@ItsMe-pz9mk]

😂

[@syedfahad4501]

Our Bangalore is getting worst due people coming get settled for work purposes

[@SenorSol]

So nothing to do with cutting down lots of trees and allowing developers free rein over the city?

[@SenorSol]

@AnonymousAlien2099 I know that but hence India is heating up, Indian cities are now hotter because of the concretisation of those spaces, and of course groundwater levels are rapidly decreasing because there are fewer trees! It's a lose-lose situation for India!

[@manjunathreddy9600]

Mainly remove appartments and malls build on lakes then you see the result.

[@harikumarharikumar1625]

BBMP Removed all 🌴 teres and Bulde lot of Building's 😮

[@RajendranRajendran-t3z]

All waterbodys are gone .new apartment malls are raised.peoples wasted water no water recycling plane. Bjp or congress gang don't care.

[@Bees3689]

Imagine Chennai 😂

[@prabhudaskamath1353]

Because of jealosy and evil eyes of outsiders 🙂

[@Basicvitaminb12]

Lol see the trees still blaming you should thanks to congress first

[@suchithraraghavan5335]

Coz mallus came settled there

[@Mr.Coffee576]

Found the self hating mallu.

[@rannaramanath5825]

You should see hot mysore is

[@Drnagaraja]

Stay in Bangalore and fulfill your greed by spoiling the City or who all have come from other parts of India, go back to their homes where their origin is and stay a simple and happy life. Stop complaining about Bangalore and spoil its name. We have to accept as it is.. Either we should stay or leave.

[@petrichor259]

Just tell me who runs the real estate mafia in Bengalaru. Is it a north Indian ? No your own people are destroying the nature for greed.

[@surajitghosh4172]

We want La Nina. No to El Nino.🥵

[@Thamas-fq8cl]

🫢🫢🫢😀😀😀

[@soumyakantiguha8147]

Where is heat? I am having cough and cold. Clickbait

[@prabharao6880]

U r from TN obviously..

[@c.lingarajuc.lingaraju2971]

BANGALORE POPULATION GROWTH TREE GROWTH NOT HI. DEPENDS ON HYD CHENNAI AND MUMBAI BETTER BANGALORE

[@princeofexane]

Why are you screaming

[@adroitspartan7907]

I just moved there. Sorry ! ;-)

[@prathapkrishnamurthy2764]

If this reporter possessed common sense, I wouldn't anticipate such silly questions. Surprising to find The Hindu reporters appearing less informed!

[@souravr3016]

How convenient to sit on your plush chair with barely any idea what is going on 😂 It doesn't seem like you understood the whole point of the video, with your not-so-surprising lack of common sense. The questions were clearly stated to make the layman understand what is going on. If you're such an expert, why can't you do it yourself? Oh wait. You lack the skills and the common sense...and even worse, competence.

[@suchithras5106]

​@@souravr3016 Well said. These are the kinds of people who just put another person down without any context.

[@skumarp5205]

What would u say good questions are?

[@cuckoonut1208]

There are two reasons why I like this reporter.

[@aham-mumukshu-asmi]

What else do u expect from The Hindu? Since they started full time defense of 2G scam, they have gone downhill with every year. Dont expect any quality from them

[@n.s.swaminathan2143]

Ask him to eat healthy food s

[@MrRajenkiwi]

Becausevof people.

[@NeutronStar9]

Welcome to school😂, what is probability of having such increases in temperature for coming times

[@SenorSol]

50 degrees Celsius, should be fun, eh? Did anybody say 'population control'?

[@NeutronStar9]

@@SenorSol Nature is doing it for the world and we anyways need more hands to drive the economy

[@SenorSol]

@@NeutronStar9 What an odd reply!

[@terranowa2080]

Baddhalubalishinachewingalu

[@Dragonman-r1s]

Lets go back to caves

[@yashavantrao]

Chodimagana

[@harshadphatak8625]

😂

[@samiuddinomer8154]

Worst city bengaluru

[@TojiFushigoroWasTaken]

L take, go back to pak

[@oddly.satisfying294]

You can go to islamabad or may be Haj 🍚

[@ImmortalisDecimus111]

tf u mad for, hes being honest. its no longer that so called nice city, absolutely worse!@@oddly.satisfying294

[@cuckoonut1208]

@@oddly.satisfying294 Or Dubai.

[@prabharao6880]

I hope you are not here ..tx

[@தமிழ்-வ8ப]

🏴‍☠️🏴🏁🚩🎌🏳️

[@SureshKumar-ie3gg]

Bangalore is No more livable place

[@Dragonman-r1s]

Lets go back to caves