Heavy rainfall created havoc in the state capital as intermittent rain continued in Bhopal since Sunday night, several low lying areas were flooded, sewage system developed from crores of rupees of public money failed in two days of heavy rain.
It is raining heavily in the capital Bhopal since Monday morning which exposed the sewage and drainage system in the state capital with an investment of about Rs 500 crore. The sewage-drainage system has spread in many areas of the old city including Kolar, Sindhi Colony, Shahjahanabad and has created a flood-like situation.
Roads are submerged and houses and shops have been flooded up to 2 feet. Due to this people have lost lakhs of rupees. In many areas, even two wheeler and four vehicle vehicles got stuck in water. In such a situation, people have also taunted the Municipal Corporation demanding boats for the streets of the city.
The sewage-drainage system in Kolar on which Rs 162 crores have been spent in the past two years ago and inaugurated by CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan 3 months ago.
Sindhi Colony, Misrod police station, Sanjay Nagar, Ward 11 of Shahjahanabad. Roads in Nayapura, Lalita Nagar are completely submerged and shops are flooded. In Mandakini, Bimakunj, Kanhakunj. One to two feet on the roads in many areas including Shahpura, Tulsinagar, Avadhpuri, Shivnagar, Karond, Bagh Sevaniya, Bagh Mughalia, Saifia College Road, Hamidia Road, Chola, Sindhi Colony, Subhashnagar, Ghoda Nakkas, Jyoti Talkies Square, Ayodhya Bypass water flooding was witnessed . There is a situation of waterlogging in many areas including Sainik Colony, Sant Kutia of Bairagarh.
A low pressure area over Odisha, cyclone in the upper part of the air over South Jharkhand, moisture incursion fom the Arabian Sea. Due to these three reasons, it will continue to rain in Bhopal, Indore and other cities for the next four to five days.
The Meteorological Department has issued an alert of heavy rain in 20 districts including Bhopal, Narmadapuram.
The lack of cleaning of drains is major reason for creating water logging as staff of the Municipal Corporation was deployed in the elections. Due to this, about 600 drains of the city could not be cleaned on a large scale and the drains overflowed and roads have been flooded.
Heavy rain on Monday filled the wards of the TB hospital. Ceiling collapsed in Sultania hospital and labor room has been closed.