Bengaluru’s IT giants, including Infosys and TCS, shift to work from home as IMD issues warning for heavy rains

Bengaluru is under an alert due to the pre-monsoon wreak havoc across the city which is famed as IT corridor is once again turning to work-from-home (WFH) as a temporary but necessary measure due to heavy rains. With waterlogged roads, blocked flyovers, and hours-long traffic snarls paralyzing mobility across major tech zones like Electronic City, Outer Ring Road, and Whitefield, companies are left with little choice but to prioritise employee safety and operational continuity. While the IT sector’s rapid shift to work-from-home demonstrates its flexibility and resilience, it also exposes the vulnerabilities in Bengaluru’s urban planning and crisis preparedness. Weather-triggered disruptions are becoming more frequent, and unless addressed structurally, remote work may cease to be a strategic advantage and instead become a default survival strategy.