Waiting for relief from scorching heat, several citizens of the state capital have been marooned in their houses after heavy rainfall created havoc in the past two days.
The heavy rainfall has created disruptions across the state with road connectivities broken, swollen water bodies and water lodged in numerous houses in several colonies.
The rain in Bhopal for two days has augmented the problems of the people. Water logging conditions have been developed at places. In many colonies, people have been forced to remain indoors with their houses water-filled.
In many places, more than 3 feet of water was found. Three and a half inches of water has fallen in Bhopal till 1 in the afternoon. More than 5.5 inches of water has fallen in the past 36 hours. On an average 10 inches of rain in the season is normal and it has rained about 19 inches so far.
More than 50 houses in Kailash Nagar have been cut off from other places due to water. The road is filled with more than 3 feet of water.
The situation is also bad in Ashoka Garden, Karond, Lalghati, Bairagarh, Nishatpura, Gautam Nagar, Shahjahanabad, Mangalwara, Ibrahimpura, Bairasia Road, Chola Road, Nadra Bus Stand, Second Stop, Tulsi Nagar, Hoshangabad Road, Kotra.
Nadra bus stand and ISBT were also flooded. Trees fell in 5-6 areas of the city, including Kohefiza and Tulsi Nagar.
Water also accumulated in Subhash Nagar, Sudama Nagar, Mahamai Ka Bagh, Govind Garden and Ashoka Garden areas.
The regions which recorded good rainfall in the past 24 hours (in cm) in Vidisha 20, Alirajpur 18, Itarsi 17, Pipariya 16, Sultanpur 13, Sohagpur 11, Bankhedi, Sheopur 10, Budhni, Raisen, Seoni 9, ,Shahpur, Amarwada, Harrai 8, Tamia, Gauharganj, Betul, Sonkutch, Narmadapuram, Timarni, Sailana, Makhnagar 7.