Parts of Ramanagara district were severely flooded following heavy rains that lashed the district on the intervening night of August 28-29, 2022.
On August 29 morning, a private bus going from Bengaluru to Kollegala got stuck on a flooded underpass in the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway. Locals used tractors to pull the bus out of the water. However, the bus broke down and could not proceed further, leaving the passengers stranded.
Former Chief Minister and Channapatna MLA H D Kumaraswamy, who visited the spot after learning of the plight of the passengers, called the Deputy Commissioner and requested him to arrange for an alternative bus.
