NOIDA: Just 30 mins of moderate showers on Thursday left portions of the city waterlogged and affected visitors movement. People have been observed wading via waterlogged roads and underpasses in some puts because the visitors crawled on few busy stretches.
Areas like sectors 12, 18, 30 and 37 have been the worst hit. In Sector 12, a department of a tree fell on a garment store in Shimla Market, but fortunately there were no casualties.
Noida received the rains within the afternoon. However, by way of evening the city witnessed humid prerequisites. The humidity levels touched 48% whilst the maximum temperature was once recorded at 35 degrees. The climate department has predicted larger levels of humidity with partially cloudy sky and reasonably warm days over the next few days.
Gauri Khandelwal, a resident of Sector 50, was once caught in slow visitors due to waterlogged roads on the way back house from work. “I found the DND Flyway loop waterlogged and visitors moved slowly. The highway out of doors Film City and in Sector 50 have been additionally affected due to rain,” she mentioned. Residents in Sector 37 additionally complained about a number of wards and parking so much waterlogged due to chocked drains. Vikrant Bhat, a resident, mentioned it was once difficult to even stroll due to waterlogged roads. “There are a few open drains which have filled up due to the rain water. The rain water additionally blended with the sewage water and it overflew at some puts,” he mentioned.
Brig Ashok Hak (retd), the convener of CONRWA (Noida Chapter), mentioned he had written a letter to Noida Authority for cleansing of drains before monsoon. “The Authority has cleaned the drains in Sector 62 and different puts. However, there are some extra drains in Nithari, Mamoora and Arun Vihar, which might be yet to be cleaned. This ends up in waterlogging and likewise slows down visitors movement,” he mentioned.
However, Rajesh Kumar Singh, OSD to Noida Authority, mentioned the entire drains have already been cleaned. “There was once ‘temporarily waterlogging’ on the time of rain. But quickly the rain water receded and there was once no downside of waterlogging,” he added.
Layak Singh, Noida Traffic Police inspector, mentioned automobile moved slowly at some puts but there were no snarls. “Some bikers took shelters under the flyovers throughout rain which slowed down the visitors movement on some stretches,” he mentioned.
(With inputs from Sharmila Bhowmick)
Areas like sectors 12, 18, 30 and 37 have been the worst hit. In Sector 12, a department of a tree fell on a garment store in Shimla Market, but fortunately there were no casualties.
Noida received the rains within the afternoon. However, by way of evening the city witnessed humid prerequisites. The humidity levels touched 48% whilst the maximum temperature was once recorded at 35 degrees. The climate department has predicted larger levels of humidity with partially cloudy sky and reasonably warm days over the next few days.
Gauri Khandelwal, a resident of Sector 50, was once caught in slow visitors due to waterlogged roads on the way back house from work. “I found the DND Flyway loop waterlogged and visitors moved slowly. The highway out of doors Film City and in Sector 50 have been additionally affected due to rain,” she mentioned. Residents in Sector 37 additionally complained about a number of wards and parking so much waterlogged due to chocked drains. Vikrant Bhat, a resident, mentioned it was once difficult to even stroll due to waterlogged roads. “There are a few open drains which have filled up due to the rain water. The rain water additionally blended with the sewage water and it overflew at some puts,” he mentioned.
Brig Ashok Hak (retd), the convener of CONRWA (Noida Chapter), mentioned he had written a letter to Noida Authority for cleansing of drains before monsoon. “The Authority has cleaned the drains in Sector 62 and different puts. However, there are some extra drains in Nithari, Mamoora and Arun Vihar, which might be yet to be cleaned. This ends up in waterlogging and likewise slows down visitors movement,” he mentioned.
However, Rajesh Kumar Singh, OSD to Noida Authority, mentioned the entire drains have already been cleaned. “There was once ‘temporarily waterlogging’ on the time of rain. But quickly the rain water receded and there was once no downside of waterlogging,” he added.
Layak Singh, Noida Traffic Police inspector, mentioned automobile moved slowly at some puts but there were no snarls. “Some bikers took shelters under the flyovers throughout rain which slowed down the visitors movement on some stretches,” he mentioned.
(With inputs from Sharmila Bhowmick)
Half an hour of rain leaves Noida waterlogged, slows down traffic
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