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Bangalore, Jun 2: Waterlogged streets, overflowing drains, people wading through knee-deep water and the traffic jams bring the garden city to a grinding halt every monsoon.

This year too, the monsoon is likely to set in early in Bangalore.

With rains already pouring in, locals are worried they may have to relive last year's nightmare.

The city's infrastructure almost gives up when it comes to coping the monsoon.

The administration had promised repair of roads and the de-silting of drains in time, but there's very little actually happening.

Urban planners blame it on bad planning.

"There's tremendous urban sprawl in Bangalore, something I haven't seen in any other city. Part of the main reason, being the planning decisions taken for the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) 1985-1995. What they allowed was a higher Floor Area Ratio (FAR) outside the city which is less dense and allowed lesser FAR in the heart of the city." Urban Planner George Kuruvilla says.

Many parts of the city struggle to cope with the downpours, but it's worse in areas like Puttenahalli and HSR layout.

And the state of the roads and all the slush just makes it worse.

The rains may bring down the temperature in the city but like always they also bring with it a host of problems.

The monsoons are literally knocking on our doors. And if the city administration doesn't get its act together soon it may be a case of too little to late.