“Due to heavy rainfall in Bangalore, Wipro has advised its employees to work from home. Business Continuity Plans have been invoked and there has been no disruption to business. We are closely monitoring the situation," Wipro said on Tuesday.
Over the last few days, the tech hub has seen large parts of its city submerged after heavy showers. Many startup founders too have warned of poor infrastructure of the city which is headquarters to many stratup and tech firms.
TCS said it is “closely monitoring" the situation.
“All our associates at Bengaluru are safe. We are closely monitoring the situation and our delivery teams have been advised to exercise due caution," the firm said.
Swiggy Instamart Head Karthik Gurumurthy tweeted that rains have impacted certain areas like Sarjapur, Marathahalli, and Bellandur badly.
"We are working with our sellers to serve as many orders as possible today. Count on us...Your orders may be delayed but we will deliver," he said.
E-commerce firm Flipkart said it has been closely monitoring the situation and all its corporate employees have been advised to continue to work from home.
"We are taking steps to support any employees and families affected by rains. For first-hand information, we send a regular advisory to our employees, with helpline numbers to reach for any emergency," a Flipkart spokesperson said.
Rituparna Mandal, General Manager at MediaTek, Bengaluru, said the firm is taking all necessary measures to ensure the safety of the teams during the flood situation.
"We have issued guidelines to ensure minimum disruption to work and have advised employees to work from home till the situation improves," Mandal said.
MediaTek has approximately 800 employees in India but it did not share the Bengaluru breakup.
Meesho's spokesperson said the startup announced a first-of-its-kind 'Boundaryless Workplace Model' this year in February, which gives employees the power to choose to work from home, office or any location of their choice.
(with PTI inputs)
