A view of water-logging at Bhadbhada chauraha.
Staff Reporter :
The downpour inundated low lying areas and caused water-logging at several places
On Sunday, Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) team in collaboration with National Disaster Response Force carried out rescue works in many areas. As there was little respite in weather, water-level started receding in many areas especially in low lying areas .
The downpour inundated low lying areas and caused water-logging at several places. Water reached basement of many shopping complexes and residential colonies. Many people had to drag their two wheelers through the water filled roads.Banganga, Hamidia Road, Bhopal Talkies, Nadra Bus stand, DIG Bungalow, Chetak Bridge, Safia College Road were heavily water-logged and posed problems for commuters.
Vendors selling idols of Lord Ganesha had to cover them with polythene sheets. Though rain occurred in broken spells in the morning and was not continuous water logging continued to witnessed on roads in Gandhi Nagar, Chunna bhatti,Aishbagh,MP Nagar, Mansarivar complex etc. It caused power cuts and disrupted water supply in morning. Substation located at Mandakini (Kolar) developed technical snag. The colonies connected through power substation suffered most as they had to face load shedding. Rescue operations continued at Damkheda in Kolar where flooding was witnessed as ten sluice gates of Bhadbhada was opened on Saturday.