Monday, 23 December 2024
Monday, 23 December 2024
Parts of the country witnessed moderate to heavy rainfall on Sunday leading to severe waterlogging in a short spell of time.
The Meteorological Department had already predicted more showers for Gurugram. Significant waterlogging was reported in Sectors 4, 7, 9 and 10, and adjoining areas.
Bengaluru Traffic Police issued warnings of slow-moving traffic across key routes in the city on Monday morning and advised commuters to plan their travel accordingly.
Urban Development and Housing Minister Nitin Nabin called an emergency meeting after visuals and reports of waterlogging surfaced on social media from across the city.
Waterlogging has emerged as a major concern for the Delhi-NCR residents causing traffic bottlenecks and loss of working hours due to transportation delays.
Poor planning, coupled with ineffective execution of flood management projects, has left many areas flooded.
The IMD had issued an ‘orange’ alert for Gurugram on Sunday that signifies ‘being prepared’ for heavy rain and potential disruptions to transport.
The city turned into a modern-day Venice due to the waterlogging, which left the locals fuming as it disturbed the urban transportation services.
On Sunday, heavy rain battered Punjab’s Jalandhar causing widespread flooding in low-lying areas. Both vehicles and pedestrians were seen navigating through the flooded streets.
The city experienced 41.8 mm of rain on Sunday that inundated the majority of posh localities, a few hospitals and low-lying areas.
Heavy rains caused severe flooding in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri district, leaving low-lying areas submerged and homes inundated.
