Heavy rain causes waterlogging in Bhubaneswar, vehicle movements affected

An hour-long heavy rain caused waterlogging in different parts of Smart City Bhubaneswar throwing life out of gear on Thursday.

While the National Highway 16 in front of Iskcon temple looked like a pond following waterlogging, several vehicles were stuck in the flood water in front of the temple. Due to this situation, the movement of vehicles was stopped for hours causing heavy traffic jam.

“Due to the lack of proper planning of drainage system near the Iskcon temple and other places in the city, waterlogging is happening every year. The problem should be fixed for the betterment of the city residents,” said a commuter.

Many other parts of the city also got waterlogged due to the heavy rain. People with their bikes were seen taking shelter below the flyovers between Baramunda and Rasulgarh causing traffic congestion in the busy junctions.

Overflowing drain water also flooded roads in many parts of the Capital City.

“The administration is not taking any steps to prevent waterlogging and as a result people in the area are facing severe problems in their daily communication. We are scared to drive vehicles on the road,” said another commuter.

Many other commuters alleged that the administration has completely failed to drain out the deluge of water from the road.