GUWAHATI: A two-hour-long heavy rainfall on Friday morning caused an unprecedented artificial flood across several parts of the city.
Commuters were stuck in hour-long traffic jams and reports of knee-high water-logging have been reported from several parts of the city.
The affected areas included GS Road, Zoo Road, Chandmari, MLAs’ Hostel, Beltola, Six Mile, Panjabari, Anil Nagar, Nabin Nagar, Ambari, Hatigaon, Bhangagarh and several others.
The water-logging, triggered by the rains has caused serious traffic snarls on all the major roads in the city.
This once again throws light on the poor drainage system in the city, the work for which has been pending for several months now. Tackling flash floods was one of the key goals in the funds sanctioned in the smart city project. However, no progress seems to have been recorded on the same.
