Bangalore’s most expensive society sinks: here houses the owners of companies like Wipro, Byju’s; 10 crores for a villa

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Heavy rains in Bengaluru for about 10 days followed by flood-like situation have wreaked havoc. Several areas of Bengaluru have been submerged in water for the past several days. Not only is the situation dire for the poor and middle class, even the rich are not spared from it.

The founders and CEOs of many big companies live in the Epsilon area of ​​Bangalore. This area is also completely submerged in water. The community is home to 150 selected people, including Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji, Britannia CEO Varun Berry, Big Basket co-founder Abhinay Choudhary and Byju’s co-founder Byju Ravichandran.

German and Italian luxury cars parked in front of luxurious bungalows in Epsilon have been submerged.

One acre plot worth Rs 80 crore
The price of a normal villa in Epsilon is Rs 10 Crore. Here the prices increase according to the size of the plot. The cost of one acre plot is around Rs 80 crore.

Even after being such an expensive society, it has not survived the rain. Here, luxury cars worth crores parked outside the luxurious villa are seen submerged in water till the top. The rich living here are also being rescued through boats.

Unacademy’s CDEO rescued with a tractor
The family and dog of Gaurav Munjal, CEO of ed-tech platform Unacademy, were rescued on a tractor. Gaurav shared its video on Tuesday. He wrote- ‘My family and dog Albus were rescued from our society on a tractor. Our society has completely sunk. Things are bad. Please everyone take care of yourself.’

Unacademy CEO Gaurav Munjal's tweet.  He told people that if anyone needs help, they can contact him.

Unacademy CEO Gaurav Munjal’s tweet. He told people that if anyone needs help, they can contact him.

Check out the latest pictures of floods in Bangalore.

In Sarjapur, Bangalore, people took the help of bamboo boats for commuting.

In Sarjapur, Bangalore, people took the help of bamboo boats for commuting.

Migrant woman and a child trying to cross a waterlogged road.

Migrant woman and a child trying to cross a waterlogged road.

Municipality employees cleaning the Bellandur lake.  Due to accumulation of garbage in this lake, the water started overflowing.

Municipality employees cleaning the Bellandur lake. Due to accumulation of garbage in this lake, the water started overflowing.

Municipal workers removing blockages from the Outer Ring Road in Bengaluru.

Municipal workers removing blockages from the Outer Ring Road in Bengaluru.

A migrant man crossing a waterlogged road with two children and luggage in Bellandur.

A migrant man crossing a waterlogged road with two children and luggage in Bellandur.

Children crossed the bridge sitting on JCB
JCB’s help was taken to cross a bridge over the canal at Bagalkot in Bengaluru on Wednesday. On its arm were school children, who were made to cross the path. On the other hand, e-commerce companies like Amazon, Swiggy have also suspended their service for some time due to rain and floods.

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