Waterlogging chokes Noida after heavy rains

Several ros stretches and residential areas of Uttar Presh's ida were submerged in water on Wednesday after a spell of heavy rains that threw life out of gear for residents.

Residents also complained of water entering basements of high-rise buildings. Many people took to social media to share pictures and videos of rain fury, with ankle to knee-deep water at places, while some alleged mismanment by government ncies over problem.

Waterlogging also impacted commercial sectors of 62 and 63, 10, 12, 32 as well as several vills in ida, while large swas of low-lying open grounds, like in Sector 7x and along expressways, were inundated.

ida Authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari said on Twitter that residents can call round--clock helpline number - 0120-2423795 - for early resolution of waterlogging in ir area.

Her tweet came a day after ida Authority's board approved a budget of Rs 4,640 crore for ongoing fiscal year. funds are to be used for development works, among ors, according to officials.

"re has been intermittent rainfall but downpour from 9 am to 1 pm was so heavy that I could t see high-rise building, some 500 metres distant from mine," Sector 76 resident Ankur Srivastava said.

worst-hit were people who could t reach office and industries that employed m. Some even alleged help by ida Authority despite complaints.

"We are alrey working with low number of staff due to COVID-19 outbreak. rains just increased trouble. On Wednesday, we h 25 per cent less staff in attendance while those who came for work faced hardships due to waterlogging," Arun Kumar of Festo India engineering company in Phase II told PTI.

He said his company reached out to government ncy as did some or firms from area to complaint about problem but claimed that re was follow-up or resolution.

"It was knee-deep water in morning. main reason is that re is a drain along ro near our company and it was t properly cleaned. Also, size of drain is smaller than it should have been ideally. Hence, overflow and waterlogging," Kumar said.

Waterlogging was also reported at Chief Medical Officer's office, Mahila Thana, Ro Transport Office, among or government buildings in ida.

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