If you ask somebody living in Bengaluru to tell you the best thing about the city, the first thing they would unflinchingly say is how awesome the weather is. People living in Bengaluru have always boasted about how great the weather is. Most of the year, it tends to be just at the right temperature – the mornings are pleasant, evenings witness bouts of rainfall and nights are windy and chilly. A majority of homes do not have ACs because they don’t need it!
However, this year, Bengaluru witnessed a major plot twist. The temperature recently rose up to 40 degrees – a feat that’s unimaginable for Bengaluru. As heatwave gripped the nation, the ‘Silicon Valley of India’ wasn’t spared as well.
A woman named Prerana took to X to share how she never thought that she would need an AC inside her home and stated that people who defended the city could no longer play the ‘weather’ card as the heat is “unbearable”.
“Never in my 20 years in Bangalore, I ever thought we would need an AC. Earlier say anything about this city and people would defend it with the pleasant weather. Bangaloreans can no longer play the ‘weather’ card. What is this heat even? It’s as if I’m staying in Rajasthan. Every year summer is harsher than the previous year. The heat is unbearable,” she wrote, attaching a picture of her spacious room with an AC.
Have a look:
Never in my 20 years in Bangalore, I ever thought we would need an AC.
Earlier say anything about this city and People would defend it with the pleasant weather.
Bangaloreans can no longer play the “ weather” card.
What is this heat even?
It’s as if I’m staying in… pic.twitter.com/MwTlOdqDY8
— Prerana Nireeksha Amanna (@AmannaPrerana) May 1, 2024
Many people online agreed with what she said as they mapped Bengaluru’s journey from having chilly weather year-round to experiencing scorching heat. Here’s how some of them reacted:
I bought this air cooler in 2016 in Bangalore because my room was sun facing but never used it after 2016-17 summer, turned it ON now for the first time after 8 years!!! AC will be required soon I believe!!! pic.twitter.com/uWLhZXokOa
— Vishal Vardhan (@microcp2mltibgr) May 1, 2024
Bangalore was heaven in 1970s, it’s now “developed” into hell.
— ramana yadavalli (@ramanayadavall8) May 1, 2024
In Kolkata it’s literally burning outside..need ac 24×7
— Dr. Abhishek Sengupta (@abmbbs778) May 1, 2024
Karma hunting us back for teasing hot cities😑
— TheTradeNavigator (@k_twitz) May 1, 2024
I am a Bangalorean..this year has been unbearable heat.. no ac still.. previous years we used to have couple of rounds of rain.. we have missed that this year… climate change is a real issue
— Anup (@Anup1060726) May 1, 2024
In 1952, when my father was undergoing training as Air Force Airman in Bangalore, it was famous in India as ‘No Ceiling Fan’ city. Old houses can still be seen having low ceilings!
In 70 yrs we have come to Air Con!— Col Sanjay Pande (@ColSanjayPande) May 2, 2024
Bengaluru, what is happening to you! *cries*