Old city areas flooded in two inches rain in Vadodara

Vadodara: Two inches of rainfall since Sunday night left several old city areas heavily waterlogged even as the citizens were caught awares in the sudden bout of wet spell.
District authorities said that the city received two inches of rains between 8 pm on Sunday and 6am on Monday.
Many Barodians who were out for an evening walk got stranded and areas including Dandia Bazaar, Raopura, Sayajigunj, parts of Akota and Waghodia Road witnessed heavy waterlogging. However, the waters receded by Monday morning.
Several trees got uprooted and billboards too got damaged in the rain that was accompanied by strong winds. Some citizens, who were returning home, got stuck in the waters and had to get help from policemen.
“We were returning home when our car ran into a pothole and got stuck near Makarpura-GIDC on Sunday night. A police control room (PCR) van that was passing by stopped and the cops helped us pull our car out. They even escorted us till the main road to ensure our safety,” said Sachin Kaluskar, a resident of Old Padra Road.
While Vadodara city received around 50mm rain, Padra was pounded by got nearly 125 mm rain. A light pole gave away near Makarpura bus depot on Sunday night but no one was injured in the incident.
On Monday too, the city received a brief spell of rain. District administration officials said that there is a forecast of more rain but no alert has been sounded for villages located on the banks of Mahi River. The Vishwamitri River too has been flowing at 10 feet which is way below the danger mark.