Nagpur:” Thursday’s heavy rain triggered waterlogging in a number of regions so much that rain entered several houses in East, South and North Nagpur exposing Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s weak pre-monsoon work.
Photographs of the flood went viral on interpersonal websites as individuals expressed distress on the NMC’s lack of urgency.
“Waterlogging is a yearly issue.
There’s always danger of injuries by driving rain-battered streets.
Authorities must construct a suitable drainage system,” were a few of the typical complaints of those occupants.
Localities like Sangharsh Nagar, Haider Ali Maidan at Prabhag 3 seen knee-deep waterlogging until Friday morning.
Many homes were flooded after rain gushed to residential localities at Sangharsh Nagar.
The same situation was found in Indiramata Nagar area where rainwater entered virtually every home.
Residents told TOI that they’d alerted the workplace co operative commissioner of Satranjipura zone, however nothing has been done.
The zone didn’t take any pre-monsoon action like cleanup of stormwater systems, sewerage lines etc..
If this is the case from the very first spell of storms, inhabitants fear worsening instances in the forthcoming days.
Following TOI educated Civil commissioner Radhakrishnan B roughly waterlogging from the area, Satranjipura zone staff hurried to Indiramata Nagar on Thursday night and then emptied water out in the area.
Residents directed by Shanawaz Sheikh on Friday gheraoed the Satranjipura zone workplace to increase the matter.
A similar scenario was seen in several regions in South and East Nagpur.
Residents from such components blamed the bad pre-monsoon function like each year.
Even the downpour and waterlogging additionally slowed down traffic circulation on key streets in and about town.