Cuttack faces acute water-logging in 24-hr rainfall

With just 24 hours of rains, the whole of Cuttack city is now reeling under acute waterlogging and life in many low-lying areas has come to a grinding halt.
The city has received around 181 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours and prediction of more rains in next 48 hours, has spread panic among the people here.
The local residents have started agitating over the complete breakdown of city's roads and drainage systems.
While the local civic body has allegedly failed in de-silting the drains; the ongoing JICA project to revamp the sewerage and drainage systems has damaged all city roads, making life difficult for commuters.

Both the civic authorities and JICA executives have entered into a blame game, each holding the other responsible for the present state of affairs in the city.
"We have engaged over 150 water pumps across the city to drain out water from low-lying areas," said civic body chief executive officer Gyana Das.
Most roads in and around Badambadi bus terminus, Khan Nagar, Nua Bazaar and Nuapada in the east and almost all roads in central city are now water-logged.
Rainwater along with mock-filled drain waters have gushed into many households in low-lying areas of Pattapola, Gamhadia and Mahanadi Vihar, local residents alleged.