Tall claims made by the Municipal
Corporation about desilting of drains have fallen flat after heavy rain lashed
the city on Sunday morning.
Various places, including low-lying areas, walled city and outer ring road,
were waterlogged.
Several sewer lines remained
choked, leading to accumulation of rainwater on the BRTS track, elevated road
near Mall of Amritsar, Taylor Road, Madan Mohan Malviya Road, Batala Road
outside Celebration Mall, Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Majitha Road, SSSS Chowk and
Fatehgarh Churian Road.
Roads leading to many tourist places,
including Partition Museum and Heritage Street, were also waterlogged. Besides,
the rainfall also brought forth the true picture hidden behind the glitter of
the Rs250-crore Golden Temple Heritage Street project.
Just before the monsoon season, Mayor
Karamjit Singh Rintu and senior MC officials had claimed that they were
prepared and equipped to tackle the problem of water-logging in the city. They
had claimed that the work of desilting of drains was done. People residing in
low-lying areas flayed the authorities for poor arrangements to deal with
water-logging.
It is tough for people to
commute safely on city roads. The water-logging problem can be seen on every
road.
Most of the city areas are deprived of a
storm-water drainage system. The city is dependent on sanitary sewer. It takes
time to drain out rainwater. The authorities have covered all open drains,
leading to a flood-like situation after a spell of rain.
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