Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): The first heavy rain of the monsoon made almost the entire city water-logged on Saturday. Along with the low-lying areas, rainwater flooded those places of the city, which had never been filled with water before. According to the Government Jiwaji Observatory, a total of 19.6 mm of rain was recorded till 5 pm. So far, 166 mm rainfall has been recorded in the city.
The rain started at around 2 pm and an hour of heavy rain was enough for water to fill large areas of the city .
Maya Tiwari, a resident of Adinath Complex of ward 36, told that so much water came in only 15 minutes of rain, if it had rained for one more hour, water would have entered the houses. A similar situation prevailed in Hanuman Naka area of w?ard 35. This whole square was full of water. The entrance road to the Madhav Nagar railway station was waterlogged in front of Bharati Jnanpith leaving the passengers with no choice but to traverse the road in knee-deep water
The old city too faced the problem of waterlogging with hawkers being the most affected. Pedestrians also faced trouble. The entire campus of Government Nutan Kanya Higher Secondary School located in Indira Nagar turned into a small pond. A polling station has been set up in the school for the municipal elections. Due to rain, Garib Nawaz Colony located on Jaisingpura Marg was flooded for the second time this season. When deputy-commissioner of Municipal Corporation Sanjesh Gupta reached the spot, he had a heated argument with the residents of the area. Residents said that the waterlogging was a result of the smaller dimension of the sewerage pipeline
SEWERAGE PROJECT RESPONSIBLE?
There are different reasons for this sorry state. According to experts, the sewerage project being done by Tata is to be blamed for this. First, the pipes being laid under the project are not of adequate size and secondly, no arrangement has been made to stop the flow of sewage water coming out of the drains.
Congress’ mayoral candidate Mahesh Parmar in a low-lying area of ward 35. | FP Photo
CONGRESS GETS NEW ISSUE
The problem of water logging in the city in the slightest rain has become a new issue in the municipal elections. Congress candidate Mahesh Parmar has raised this issue vociferously. Parmar visited the localities of ward number 35 along with corporator candidate Ashok Udaywal and the residents of the area. He toured the area and showed the waterlogging on Facebook live.
POWER SUPPLY BADLY AFFECTED
Power supply failed at regular intervals in many localities throughout the day on Saturday. Residents of Ravindra Nagar told Free Press that from morning up to 7 pm, there was a constant disruption of the power supply. PTCL superintending engineer Ashish Acharya was not available for comment.
Deceased electrician, Jai Prakash Saxena | FP Photo
Electrician working on Mahakal corridor electrocuted
An electrician working on the Mahakal corridor died due to electrocution here on Saturday. The work of expansion is going on in the temple for the last one and a half years. Jai Prakash Saxena, an electrician working on the project, died of electrocution after heavy rain. Saxena lived in Arpita Nagar and has two young children. The family members of the deceased said that Saxena was working with Shyam Construction, a Meerut-based company, for the last one and a half years and alleged that there was pressure on him to complete the work quickly. Even after the heavy rain on Saturday, he was forced to work and died of electrocution. Pankaj Saxena from the family of the deceased said that they were informed about 4 pm about the accident and on reaching the spot he found Jaip Prakash dead. Mahakal police said that a case has been registered, the post-mortem will be conducted on Sunday and only after that the situation will be clear.
