The newly built Terminal-2 of the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru started leaking on the kerbside due to heavy downpours, an airport official said on Thursday. The videos and pictures of stagnate water on the floor of the new terminal have surfaced online and are getting sharp reactions from the social media users. After the incident went viral Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) issued a statement addressing the situation.


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"A heavy downpour on the evening of May 2, 2023, caused leakage on the kerbside of Terminal 2 at Bengaluru Airport," the spokesperson of the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) said in a statement.


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It further said, "We acknowledge that a large and new infrastructure such as T-2 will have teething problems, which we are attending to. Our teams are being pressed into action to resolve all issues". The spokesperson added that the BIAL was committed to maintaining the highest standards of infrastructure and safety at both its terminals.


The videos shared online got the attention of Congress leader Supriya Shrinate, who ended up making a sarcastic comparison of the airport with the "rain forests of Amazon." She further added that the new airport built at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore "submerged underwater" after "first rain."



The Terminal-2's construction cost Rs 5,000 crore, and has 2,55,000 sq m of space is designed to accommodate at least 25 million flyers per year. T2 is referred to as a "terminal in the garden" since many types of flora and trees surround it. 180 rare plant species, more than 3,600 additional plant species, 600 70-year-old trees, bamboo cladding, 620 indigenous plants, 7,700 transplanted trees, 96 species of lotus, and much more are among its many highlights.