Waterlogging & traffic snarls plague Dibrugarh

Dibrugarh: An intense spell of overnight rain lashed Dibrugarh leading to severe waterlogging and traffic snarls in the upper Assam town on Tuesday. Several big trees along the roads were uprooted following steady rainfall since the last one week.
The incessant downpour has caused severe waterlogging in all the 22 wards of the town, inundating roads, shops and residential houses. The flashflood affected all major residential areas such as Milan Nagar, Jibon Phukan Nagar, Ashit Nagar, KP Road, Bordoloi Avenue, Lachit Nagar, Chowkidinghee, Khaniagaon, Gangapara, Seujpur, Amolapatty, Padum Nagar, Naliapool, Santipara, Durgabari, Bishnu Nagar, Guardpara, Khalihamari and Graham Bazar with rain water entering several households. Even the Dibrugarh Municipal Board office was hit by the flashflood.
Dibrugarh Municipal Board vice-chairman Ujjal Phukon visited the waterlogged wards to assess the situation. He instructed the civic body workers to clear the clogged drains and pump out water into the Brahmaputra, which flows by the town.
Mancotta Road, the town’s lifeline, was also badly affected by the flashflood in several stretches. The 300-metre stretch of the road just before the Thana Chariali flyover from the Chowkidinghee side resembled a rivulet with knee-high water level. Several major arterial roads, including RKB road, KC Gogoi road and Convoy Road, also remained submerged in several stretches resulting in severe traffic snarls with vehicular movement reduced to a crawl. Movement of vehicles on the NH-37 at Seujpur Tiniali, which is the town’s entry and exit point, was also affected with water flowing above the busy highway. The downpour also inundated the SP office, Dibrugarh police reserve, railway workshop and All India Radio campus, Dibrugarh, at Boiragimoth.