Jaipur: Waterlogged lanes a nightmare for residents

JAIPUR: Broken and waterlogged roads in Jhotwara area have become a headache for the residents. Since the arrival of monsoon, slippery roads have made it difficult for the residents to drive on these roads.
Karan Maheswari, a resident of Ganesh Colony, said, “Since the monsoon has arrived, all the lanes of the areas are waterlogged and it is difficult to drive here. We have to be careful while getting out of our houses.”
Near Dawas Puliya, Hirapura, around 30-feet broad main road is filled with water and drivers have to be very careful.
Vinayak Saini, a shopkeeper, said that there have been times when the vehicles get stuck in traffic for 15 minutes due to waterlogging. “Nothing new this year. When it rains heavily, water level rises up to my shop stairs. We have to put stones in front of our shop to prevent water entering inside,” said Saini.
In Girdharipura slum area, on August 14, many houses submerged in water and people have to be shifted to safe places. Around 20 houses, situated in a low-lying area in Girdharipura, were inside water for four days before water dried down naturally.
“Municipal corporation officials came with two mud-pumps to get water out of the houses but they found no place to discard the water. Finally, the team went back and after few days water dried down. People remained in the government school and now back to their houses to start their life back,” said Manoj Kumar, resident of Girdharipura area.
Officials every year makes tall promises but at the time of need they are nowhere to be found. For the last one month, sewage line of Dhanka Basti are choked and sewage water has spread on the roads. People are finding it difficult to breath due to the foul smell in the environment. Many times, complaints are filed in the help line but no one paid any heed to their problems.