Heavy rain continued to wreck havoc in the State on the fifth consecutive day and most of the parts in State Capital remained flooded on Wednesday also forcing people to leave their houses and take shelter somewhere else till water recedes from their localities. A four-storey under-construction building Mangal Enclave at Dhela Toli area under Sadar police station collapsed like a house of cards on Wednesday.
“C block of Mangal Enclave which was under construction collapsed apparently due to water logging in the base. The construction work had been stopped after a dispute between the land owner and the builder,” said Officer in Charge of Sadar Police Station. A major accident was averted as no one had been living in it, he added.
The OC said that people living in block A and B of the apartment are scared after the incident. No complaint has been lodged so far in this regard, he added.
Incidentally, at least 100 other kuccha and pucca houses caved in the State Capital due to incessant rain during the last five days in the State Capital.
Ashok Vihar Colony near Ashok Nagar was flooded with rain water for the last three days and the residents stayed inside their homes. locals said that few of them chose to shift to the nearby hotels to get rid of the problem.
“The problem has occurred after the drain wall, passing beside the colony, collapsed after continuous rain and the water flowing through it entered our houses making our lives hell for the last three days,” said a resident. People living in the ground floors have not been able to cook food in their homes and were dependent on friends and relatives for food, he added.
In another incident, the boundary wall of JAP-I premises collapsed damaging several vehicles parked by the lawyers of Jharkhand High Court.
looking at the heavy rains continued for the last five days, the District Administration has directed schools to remain closed on Thursday also.
State Meteorological Centre in Ranchi confirmed that Ranchi so far has received 23.4 mm rainfall from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm on Wednesday due to which several bridges and culverts got washed out in the heavy downpour and many houses got damaged due to heavy rains.
Ranchi district has received more than 686 mm water so far having 33 per cent excessive rainfall following cyclonic circulation developed in the Bay of Bengal resulting into regular downpour in most the districts of the State.