People rescued from rain-hit slum areas in Jaipur

JAIPUR: The flood control centres of Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) received 97 complaints after downpour on Tuesday. A 30-member civil defence team rescued people from Jawahar Nagar slum area late in the night.
Many people were stranded on their rooftop after water level rose in Tilla number 6. The civil defence teams rescued them. Similar situation was seen at Jagatpura Kacchi Basti and Bais Godown.
Deputy controller of civil defence Manish Fauzdar said, “After four years such flood-like situation emerged at the Jawahar slum area. It is a low-lying area where people are living by encroaching the hill. People have constructed houses in deep areas where water got accumulated. Some people climbed the hill waiting for the water level to go down, but we convinced them to get out of there before it became too difficult.”
The rescued people were put at Adarsh Nagar Govt School building. Jawahar Nagar slum area is situated on a forest land where thousands of people have settled illegally. Government is supposed to shift them, but the plan has not been implemented.
Similarly, a motorcycle rider got stuck in heavy water at Jagatpura Kacchi Basti. Rescue team with ropes and machines rescued him.
Mud pumps were installed at Jagatpura and Jawahar Nagar Kacchi Basti that are still functioning. According to the data provided by the JMC officials, till now 50,000 sand bags have been used in the monsoon. JMC have 13 mud pumps, but in Tuesday’s rainfall, they have to call a private contractor to supply four extra pumps. Complaints were received at the flood control station in Jaipur especially from Jhalana, Bajaj Nagar and Bais Godown areas.