After heavy rainfall for almost 24 hours in the city, normal life was crippled in several parts of the State capital. Noticeably, some areas were waterlogged till the knee level and in some areas it became impossible for the residents to step out of their houses till Friday evening.
At Dwarka Nagar, Sharda Nagar, Shabri Nagar and Shankar Acharya Nagar the water of the sewers was filled in the houses.
Due to this, the residents were awake all night and tried to drain out the water from the houses. On the other hand, at Gautam Nagar, it became impossible for the residents to step out of the houses and clear the waterlogged areas.
At Niyamatpura Shahjehanabad, Kabitpura, Kazi Camp. Sindhi Colony, Islami Gate, Bhopal Talkies and lily Talkies, the rain water came till the knee level and the whole night residents kept trying to clean the areas.
Due the heavy rainfall, the residents of Shankar Acharya Nagar, Housing Board Colony Aishbagh, Mahamai Ka Bagh and Bismillah Colony faced various problems and drained out water with the help of buckets all night.
Notably, the cleanliness drive was not carried out properly at Mahamai Ka Bagh due to which water of the nullahs filled in the houses till the knee level that made the residents awake all night long.
As the State capital experience 24 hours heavy rain, some houses at Khanugoun collapsed that lead the residents to face great problems.
Whereas, at Rani Amanbai Colony, Ashoka Garden, Sethi Nagar, Sunder Nagar and Samrat Nagar the rain water came till the knee level.
Though, the residents were able to clear the waterlogged areas at these colonies till the dawn, but the houses were filled with sludge and dirt. At Kolar, the situation became more critical. Notably, A and B sector of the colony were affected severely and as many as 25 slums were vacant during the rainfall.
According to the tehsildar Chandrashekhar Shrivastava, the residents were facilitated to spend the night at a nearby school.
Besides, the old city areas were mostly affected due to the rain. According to SDM CM Mishra, the water filled in the slums at Indra Nagar, Rambha Nagar, Chouksey Nagar.
Mayor Krishna Gaur said that the BMC rescue squad remained active at different areas all night and helped the residents. She further said that the rescue team would remain active so that the residents would not face any trouble further.
Further, BMC Commissioner Vishesh Gadpale along with BMC officials visited different areas of the city to review the situation all night.
During the inspection, he was informed about the present situation and gave certain instructions to the officials concerned.