Letter: Traffic on the National Highway 48 near Kamrej in a letter stop after a heavy round at one of the busiest junctions after only 17mm rain on Thursday morning.
The traffic block continued for several hours because the vehicle was stranded in the waters in 2-3 feet across the intersection.
The number of cars, buses and trucks must navigate water for more than 30 minutes to cover a distance of just one kilometer.
Videos of viral traffic congestion on social media with people questioning waterlogging even due to normal rain.
“Waterlogging often happens in Kamrej and even during normal rain, the main road and road service is clogged.
The locals have raised the problem in the past too but there is no solution to it,” said a local shop owner.
“I will go to Vadodara by car and delayed more than 45 minutes because of jam.
There is deep water on the road.
It’s surprising to see so much water on the national highway,” said Priti Joshi, a lawyer.
This problem was discussed during a meeting in the Collectorate District on Thursday.
Officials of the Indian National Highway Authority (NHAI), Road Contractors, Director of the Project, Panchayat and Members of the Urban Development Authority (Suda) have been called for meetings on Friday by the district collector.
“There seems to be a number of problems at the Stormwater drainage level.
A meeting has been called officers concerned to find a direct solution to this recurring problem.
The waterlogging is caused despite normal rain,” said an official of the letter district collector.
From Wednesday night until 6pm on Thursday, Palsana received 126 mm, the city of Letter 29 mm, Umarada 78 mm, Mangrol 44 mm, OLPAD 23 mm and Kamrej received 50 mm rain.