PATNA: Fresh downpour on Monday morning added to the waterlogging woes of the state capital residents, who have been struggling for the past two days.
Residents alleged that the Patna Municipal Corporation has failed to tackle waterlogging effectively in the city as choked drains are the root of the problem. Besides, dug up roads and open chambers create more trouble.
Some localities were under one-foot water, especially the low-lying areas such as New Patliputra Colony, Phulwarisharif, Bazaar Samiti and Thakurbari Road among others. Residents, who had to struggle through the waterlogged stretches on Monday, shuddered at the thought of the city receiving more rain in the next few days.
“I am ashamed to say that I live in the capital of Bihar. It is just the beginning of monsoon and we are already struggling with water woes,” said Arshil Jamal, a resident of Millat Colony in Phulwarisharif, adding that there is no proper road and drainage network in this residential area.
Akansha Ranjan, a resident of Patliputra Colony (ward number 22) said, “If the rain continues for 2-3 days, water would start entering the homes. The streets are inundated with one-foot water for last two days. Some people are saying that the manhole was blocked, the draining capacity of water is very low,” she said.
But according to PMC commissioner Himanshu Sharma, water has been drained out from all localities in the city. “The entire civic workforce and the combat cell of the civic body has been working 24X7 to make the city free from waterlogging. I have even visited some areas like Patliputra, Rajendra Nagar and Rajiv Nagar. The PMC is also responding to the calls made to the combat cell and drained out the water in less than two hours,” he said.
He added, “We are using portable motor pumps at those areas where there is no drainage network while all the sump houses are working.”
Residents alleged that the Patna Municipal Corporation has failed to tackle waterlogging effectively in the city as choked drains are the root of the problem. Besides, dug up roads and open chambers create more trouble.
Some localities were under one-foot water, especially the low-lying areas such as New Patliputra Colony, Phulwarisharif, Bazaar Samiti and Thakurbari Road among others. Residents, who had to struggle through the waterlogged stretches on Monday, shuddered at the thought of the city receiving more rain in the next few days.
“I am ashamed to say that I live in the capital of Bihar. It is just the beginning of monsoon and we are already struggling with water woes,” said Arshil Jamal, a resident of Millat Colony in Phulwarisharif, adding that there is no proper road and drainage network in this residential area.
Akansha Ranjan, a resident of Patliputra Colony (ward number 22) said, “If the rain continues for 2-3 days, water would start entering the homes. The streets are inundated with one-foot water for last two days. Some people are saying that the manhole was blocked, the draining capacity of water is very low,” she said.
But according to PMC commissioner Himanshu Sharma, water has been drained out from all localities in the city. “The entire civic workforce and the combat cell of the civic body has been working 24X7 to make the city free from waterlogging. I have even visited some areas like Patliputra, Rajendra Nagar and Rajiv Nagar. The PMC is also responding to the calls made to the combat cell and drained out the water in less than two hours,” he said.
He added, “We are using portable motor pumps at those areas where there is no drainage network while all the sump houses are working.”
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