Laid couple of days ago, part of road in Lucknow washed away after rain spell
1 year, 9 months ago

Laid couple of days ago, part of road in Lucknow washed away after rain spell

Hindustan Times  

Laid only a couple of days ago, a road at Alambagh’s Chander Nagar couldn’t withstand the impact of recent rains as a portion of it was reportedly washed away on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. Lucknow saw sudden downpour last week Natkhera Road Yuva Vyapar Mandal president Manish Arora said the new road was a result of several pleas to the authorities. The worst-hit portion is near Sanjha Chulha which is just a hundred meters away from the main road.” After coming to know of the situation, additional municipal commissioner Pankaj Singh promised to probe the issue and punish the erring officials and contractor. “We lodged a complaint with LMC officials and were told that the unpredictable rains washed away the new road before works on it were complete.” Meanwhile, the executive engineer of the Municipal Corporation Zone Five, Amarnath, denied knowledge of the road damage.

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‘Forget Friday The 13th…’: Heavy Rains Trigger Traffic Chaos In Delhi NCR
4 months ago

‘Forget Friday The 13th…’: Heavy Rains Trigger Traffic Chaos In Delhi NCR

News 18  

Parts of the Delhi-National Capital Region experienced heavy rainfall on Friday afternoon, causing waterlogging and disruptions in various areas. A hovercraft is the perfect commuter vehicle for Gurgaon pic.twitter.com/ua8NbZXYix— Akshay September 13, 2024 This user pointed out the Friday The 13th connection and wrote, “Forget Friday the 13th horror movies. Just try driving in Delhi rain— anushka September 13, 2024 …

30 deaths in rain-related incidents during monsoon: deceased’s kin slam ‘laxity’ on part of civic agencies
4 months, 3 weeks ago

30 deaths in rain-related incidents during monsoon: deceased’s kin slam ‘laxity’ on part of civic agencies

The Hindu  

Over the past nearly one and a half months of monsoon, Delhi has seen nearly 30 rain-related deaths. The fatalities include a cab driver who died after a portion of a canopy at IGI Airport fell on him on June 28 and three Civil Services aspirants who drowned in the basement of a coaching institute on July 27 after it …

Incessant rains wash away road diversions, uproot trees, damage houses in Jharkhand
5 months, 1 week ago

Incessant rains wash away road diversions, uproot trees, damage houses in Jharkhand

The Hindu  

“Several road diversions were washed away, trees uprooted, houses damaged and a bridge collapsed due to incessant rain for the past two days in Jharkhand,” an official said on August 3. “A portion of a bridge in Jharkhand’s Bokaro district collapsed due to heavy rains,” an official said. pic.twitter.com/iYfKbkOORG — India Meteorological Department August 3, 2024 In Gumla, at least …

14 killed in heavy rains in Uttarakhand; Kedarnath Yatra halted
5 months, 2 weeks ago

14 killed in heavy rains in Uttarakhand; Kedarnath Yatra halted

The Hindu  

Fourteen people died and 10 persons were injured in heavy overnight rains that triggered flooding and a house collapse as several rivers swelled in Uttarakhand, officials said here on Thursday. Officials said 14 people have died in rain-related incidents since Wednesday evening — four in Dehradun, six in Haridwar, three in Tehri and one in Chamoli. Two drowned in canal …

Heavy rain in Uttarakhand triggers landslides, road closures and six fatalities reported
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Heavy rain in Uttarakhand triggers landslides, road closures and six fatalities reported

India TV News  

Heavy rains have continued to batter Uttarakhand, leading to severe disruptions across the state. The intense downpours have triggered landslides, road closures, and unfortunately, resulted in six fatalities. Landslides and Road Closures: The torrential rains have caused landslides that have damaged crucial infrastructure. In addition, several rural motor roads are also closed across various districts, including Rudraprayag, Bageshwar, Champawat, and …

Flattening of hill causes flooding of roads in Mohammadwadi: Residents
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Flattening of hill causes flooding of roads in Mohammadwadi: Residents

Hindustan Times  

Pune: Residents of National Institute of Bank Management annexe area, Mohammadwadi and Undri have blamed flattening of hilly slopes for rapid construction and overflowing drains for submerged roads during rainy season. Residents of NIBM annexe area, Mohammadwadi and Undri blame flattening of hilly slopes for rapid construction and overflowing drains for submerged roads during rainy season. ) They said that …

Year after monsoon mayhem, Himachal still on long road to recovery
6 months, 1 week ago

Year after monsoon mayhem, Himachal still on long road to recovery

Hindustan Times  

Last monsoon‘s flooding in Himachal claimed at least 509 people, while another 39 are still missing. A long way back A year after the state witnessed the most catastrophic disaster after the 1905 Kangra earthquake that killed 20,000 people, the state is still struggling to get back to normal. Addressing the issue, additional chief secretary Onkar Sharma said, “It is …

Rainwater floods homes, roads in Gurugram
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rainwater floods homes, roads in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

At least 20 spots across the city witnessed severe waterlogging, forcing residents to remain indoors during the first half of the day. Similarly, Narsinghpur Chowk, Hero Honda Chowk, Rajiv Chowk, Vatika Chowk, Iffco Chowk,, Golf Course Extension Road, Southern Peripheral Road, Udyog Vihar, Sohna Road, Basai, Khandsa Road, and Pataudi Road experienced waterlogging along with several internal roads faced waterlogging, …

First rain brings respite but leaves Aligarh waterlogged
6 months, 3 weeks ago

First rain brings respite but leaves Aligarh waterlogged

Hindustan Times  

Extensive rains bought much needed respite from the heatwave for Aligarh residents on Monday, but the first rain of the season exposed the claims made by civic authorities about cleaning drains. Water-logging in Aligarh seems to be an annual problem rising every time it rains, and often to dangerous consequences for those on the roads,” said a resident of Aligarh, …

Rainy days continue in Bengaluru as villas and roads get flooded
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rainy days continue in Bengaluru as villas and roads get flooded

The Hindu  

Cars and bikes were damaged in a residential complex’s basement, while roads were flooded in various other parts, as Bengaluru received heavy to moderate rainfall on Saturday and Sunday. Heavy rain resulted in flooded roads in Yelahanka, Byatarayanapura, Hessarghatta Road, Hebbal, and other parts of North Bengaluru and Central Business District areas. The primary cause of water entering the apartment …

Hyderabad Rains: Filmnagar, Shaikpet Dwellers Feel Rain Wrath
1 year, 5 months ago

Hyderabad Rains: Filmnagar, Shaikpet Dwellers Feel Rain Wrath

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Localities across the city continued to reel in the aftermath of the one-hour intense spell of rainfall on Monday evening, with intermittent spells on Tuesday adding to their woes. K. Shiva, a resident, said water started entering his house within an hour of the rains and his family were in knee-deep water for more than four hours. Whenever it …

Uttarakhand: Three killed, several vehicles buried as rain-triggered landslide hits Uttarkashi | VIDEO
1 year, 6 months ago

Uttarakhand: Three killed, several vehicles buried as rain-triggered landslide hits Uttarkashi | VIDEO

India TV News  

Three people were killed as a few vehicles got covered under debris after a rain-triggered landslide on the Gangotri National Highway in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi. North India has seen ceaseless precipitation throughout the course of recent days, with numerous areas in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan recording "heavy to extremely heavy" precipitation. As per the …

Videos: Gurugram roads severely waterlogged, NH48 flooded after heavy rainfall
1 year, 6 months ago

Videos: Gurugram roads severely waterlogged, NH48 flooded after heavy rainfall

India Today  

As the Delhi-NCR region received heavy rainfall in the early hours of Sunday, several roads in Gurugram witnessed severe waterlogging. #WATCH | Haryana: Severe waterlogging witnessed in several parts of Gurugram after incessant rain pic.twitter.com/zYiDPnSSut — ANI June 25, 2023 #WATCH | Haryana: Waterlogging in parts of Gurugram after rain lashed the city pic.twitter.com/XjaqnGwKPj — ANI June 25, 2023 The …

Rains gridlock Hyderabad roads, leave stretches damaged
1 year, 8 months ago

Rains gridlock Hyderabad roads, leave stretches damaged

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A one-hour spell of heavy and incessant rainfall on Saturday morning brought the city to its knees, with drains overflowing onto roads and showers leaving roads damaged, resulting in traffic jams in the first half of the day. While not among the worst affected, drainage water failed to recede from the bylanes of Khairatabad, Somajiguda and Banjara Hills until …

Rains once again expose poor infra in Hyderabad
2 years, 3 months ago

Rains once again expose poor infra in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A spell of 10-centimetre rainfall on Wednesday night yet again exposed the city’s poor infrastructure, with the annual drain desilting and strategic nala development plan works of the GHMC proving ineffective. Since Wednesday, key roads in Begumpet, Borabanda, Panjagutta and Kukatpally are severely waterlogged, while cars and autos were also washed away in the two-hour rain spell in Yousufguda …

Rains bring out the ugly face of the urban flooding in Hyderabad
2 years, 3 months ago

Rains bring out the ugly face of the urban flooding in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The rain on Sunday exposed the ugly side of the ill-managed city roads and the drainage system. Heavily waterlogged roads in many parts made the commute horrible for mororists, particularly in the area under the PNVR Expressway at Attapur, Jubilee Hills, Banjara Hills, Shaikpet, Tolichowki, Manikonda, Hitec City, Langer Houz, Puranapul, Old City aras, Serilingampally, Nanakramguda, Punjagutta, Yousufguda, and …

Rain wrecks havoc in Hyderabad for the second day
2 years, 3 months ago

Rain wrecks havoc in Hyderabad for the second day

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Rains spell horror for residents in many localities of the city as they have to reckon with roads that are filled with knee-deep water, which also result in traffic congestion stretching to miles. Even as many were coming to terms after Monday’s horrifying ordeal, Tuesday brought in rains from 3 pm, albeit for two hours and with less intensity …

Rains claimed 96 lives, destroyed crops on 5.8 lakh hectares since June
2 years, 4 months ago

Rains claimed 96 lives, destroyed crops on 5.8 lakh hectares since June

The Hindu  

The rains have claimed 96 lives since the onset of south-west monsoon this year in June, besides resulting in destruction of crops on 5.8 lakh hectares of land, according to Revenue Minister R. Ashok. In addition to this, 1,471 bridges and 2,223 km of roads had been damaged due to heavy rains and the subsequent floods, the Minister said. The …

Uttarakhand weather update: Part of Badrinath NH-7 washed away due to rain, waterlogging in Dehradun
2 years, 5 months ago

Uttarakhand weather update: Part of Badrinath NH-7 washed away due to rain, waterlogging in Dehradun

India TV News  

Highlights People faced problems like waterlogging, overflowing drains and floods in Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand weather update: As heavy rains continued to lash parts of Uttarakhand, people faced problems like waterlogging, overflowing drains and floods. A part of the Badrinath National Highway - 7 washed away on Friday due to a continuous downpour, leaving pilgrims stranded on both sides of the highway. …

Old City’s roads turn nightmarish
2 years, 6 months ago

Old City’s roads turn nightmarish

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Travelling on the dug-up roads has turned nightmarish for motorists in parts of Old City, as trenches made for laying electric cable wires and storm water drains remain open even after completion of the works. According to locals, the storm water drain works were taken up from Murgi Chowk near the area and it badly impacted the movement of …

Uttarakhand: Heavy rain wreaks havoc; one person dies in Tehri
2 years, 6 months ago

Uttarakhand: Heavy rain wreaks havoc; one person dies in Tehri

Hindustan Times  

Heavy rains continued to lash Uttarakhand and its adjacent regions on Wednesday putting normal life out of gear for people due to landslides, boulder falls and road blockages resulting in restricted traffic movement. Nandan Singh Rajwar, district disaster management officer Rudraprayag said,” The work to open the work was going on since early morning and the mud debris has been …

Rain havoc in Mysuru: Road washed away
2 years, 7 months ago

Rain havoc in Mysuru: Road washed away

The Hindu  

A road built over a storm water drain in Bogadi was washed away while trees and electricity poles collapsed, causing damage to vehicles in different places as heavy rains lashed Mysuru overnight. The residents of areas around Nagalingeshwara temple and Amritanandamayi school were shocked to see that the road built over a storm water drain had been washed away in …

Delhi: Ashram Chowk woes deepen after two days of rain
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi: Ashram Chowk woes deepen after two days of rain

Hindustan Times  

Heavy rain for the past two days has added to the endless cycle of chaos at Ashram Chowk in the form of deeper potholes and loose mud, adding another degree of pain that hundreds of thousands of commuters have to endure while passing through this important road intersection. Ashram, which connects south and central Delhi and virtually serves as the …

Vehicles wade through waterlogged streets as heavy rain lashes Delhi, Gurugram | Videos and pictures
3 years, 4 months ago

Vehicles wade through waterlogged streets as heavy rain lashes Delhi, Gurugram | Videos and pictures

India Today  

Traffic snarls and severe waterlogging were witnessed in parts of Delhi and Gurugram after heavy rainfall lashed the cities for the second consecutive day on Wednesday. Once in a while it pours heavily pic.twitter.com/SzQfCpo0Gm — Aviator Anil Chopra August 31, 2021 In Delhi, the traffic police had to shut the underpass for vehicular movement due to waterlogging there. Minto Bridge, …

City marks five years of Gurujam with similar woes
3 years, 5 months ago

City marks five years of Gurujam with similar woes

Hindustan Times  

Residents woke up to flooded roads and water overflow inside housing societies as 91.8mm rainfall wreaked havoc in the city on Wednesday morning, with several areas expected to be waterlogged till midnight. The day also marked the fifth anniversary of the infamous “Gurujam” incident of 2016 when commuters were stuck on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway for nearly two days and a …

Mumbai rains: Waterlogging, local and road traffic hit as heavy showers lash maximum city - In Pics
3 years, 7 months ago

Mumbai rains: Waterlogging, local and road traffic hit as heavy showers lash maximum city - In Pics

India TV News  

Heavy rainfall warning: Maharashtra government requests the National Disaster Response Force to depute 12 teams in five coastal districts. In view of the IMD's warning about heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in the Konkan region of Maharashtra between June 11 and 15, the state government on Wednesday requested NDRF to send 12 teams to five coastal districts. The State Disaster …

Video: 2-storey house washed away in drain near ITO during Delhi rains
4 years, 5 months ago

Video: 2-storey house washed away in drain near ITO during Delhi rains

India TV News  

After Delhi witnessed heavy downpour in the wee hours of Sunday, several houses swept away in the drain in Anna Nagar near ITO Ring Road. The national capital received its first spell of heavy rains which led to waterlogging in low-lying areas and brought traffic to a standstill at key stretches in the city. According to the Delhi Traffic Police, …

QAhmedabad: Heavy Rains Drench City; Narmada’s 26 Flood Gates Open
5 years, 5 months ago

QAhmedabad: Heavy Rains Drench City; Narmada’s 26 Flood Gates Open

The Quint  

The image of Ahmedabad was dented when heavy rainfall exposed not only its infrastructure woes but also the apathy of its municipal agencies. Even as the monsoon pounded the city with nearly 25.57mm rainfall after a gap of two days, its denizens faced a harrowing time. Owing to water-logging, a 200-feet road in Lambha area caved in and a van …

Heavy rains in Uttarakhand's Chamoli causes problem for school children
5 years, 5 months ago

Heavy rains in Uttarakhand's Chamoli causes problem for school children

India Today  

Heavy rains created havoc in Chamoli School children are forced to put their lives in danger in order to reach their school by crossing broken footpaths and damaged muddy roads across Chamoli district, followed by incessant rains in the area. Heavy rains on Friday created havoc for the residents of Chamoli district, causing major damage to the footpaths and streets …

Hyderabad: Waterlogging, potholes irk residents
5 years, 5 months ago

Hyderabad: Waterlogging, potholes irk residents

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The city received 48 mm rain in the past 24 hours, leading to complaints of waterlogging in low-lying areas and extremely slow traffic movement. The rainfall kept the city cool at 24ºC for the second day though the high humidity meant that soggy clothes did not dry fast. Rainwater has damaged internal roads in Madhapur, Hitec City near Care …

Incessant rains trigger landslides, bring life to a standstill in Arunachal Pradesh
5 years, 6 months ago

Incessant rains trigger landslides, bring life to a standstill in Arunachal Pradesh

India Today  

Landslides, triggered by incessant rains over the past couple of days and have disrupted road communication in several parts of Arunachal Pradesh and also hit normal life, official sources said Thursday. The Lower Dibang Valley district is on the verge of getting cut off from the rest of the state after several stretches of the Roing-Anini Road were damaged due …

Rain hits road repair works in Delhi
6 years, 3 months ago

Rain hits road repair works in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The unusually wet September might have brought relief from humidity but has amplified troubles for the municipal agencies, which had started road repair and pothole-filling work after two months, expecting the showers to stop. Traffic officials said permissions for road repair are stopped during the monsoon months of July and August to avoid waterlogging, accidents and traffic jams. “After monsoon, …

Torrential downpour batters Delhi, Gurugram; at least five people killed in rain-related incidents in UP
6 years, 4 months ago

Torrential downpour batters Delhi, Gurugram; at least five people killed in rain-related incidents in UP

India TV News  

Heavy rains accompanied by thunder and lightning lashed in many parts of Delhi on Tuesday. Areas around Indira Gandhi International Airport, Teen Murti Bhavan and RK Puram among others witnessed heavy rains and lightning in the morning. Water logging also led to massive traffic jams in many areas including Huda City Centre, Iffco Chowk, Golf Course road, Hero Honda Chowk, …

Waterlogging, traffic snarls, road cave-in Lucknow
6 years, 5 months ago

Waterlogging, traffic snarls, road cave-in Lucknow

India Today  

Heavy rains on Monday morning resulted in waterlogging and traffic congestion in Lucknow creating problems for the commuters. The rain water also entered the premises of UP Prison Minister Jai Kumar Singh's residence exposing the miserable condition of the drainage system in prime localities. Traffic congestions were reported at multiple places across Lucknow, including Gomti Nagar, Lohia Path, Hazratganj, Indira …

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