Rainwater enters houses in Zirakpur, Mohali, leaves streets inundated

Mohali: Waterlogging during monsoons, power cuts and potholed roads have become a part of lives for residents of Mohali and Zirakpur. The heavy downpour has exposed the tall claims of the Mohali municipal corporation as well as the Zirakpur municipal council regarding cleaning of storm water drains.

Mohali residents said the heavy downpour late on Wednesday night and Thursday morning has not gone down well with them as the city roads were again waterlogged with three-feet of the road submerged.

The most affected areas were Phase IV, 3B1, 3BII, V, and Phase XI.

Navjit Singh Miglani, a resident of Zirakpur, said, “This is a regular picture here. We now believe that choosing to settle in Zirakpur was the worst decision. Daily power cuts, potholed roads, smoke due to stubble burning and waterlogging has now a become part of our lives. Authorities have no mercy for residents as they have left us on the behest of almighty.”

Mohali former councillors Kuldeep Kaur Kang, Harmanpreet Singh Prince and Kuljit Singh Bedi were once again seen on waterlogged streets, helping the affected residents.

At many places in Phase IV and XI, residents claimed that they had to call fire tenders for pumping out excess water from the streets.

Kuljit Singh Bedi said he used the water pumping system to pump out water from streets and parks.

“Every time during heavy rain, our phones start ringing. Residents get terrified after experiencing losses that they suffered in 2017 flooding. We had prepared ourselves this year by installing water pumping sets at key points, which we used today to drain out excess water,” he said.

Another former councillor from the affected area, Kuldeep Kaur Kang said she was once again standing in knee-deep water helping residents in pumping out the same.

“Water once again entered houses, but as the duration of the rain was short, residents did not suffer any loss. Tall claims of the authorities have fallen flat and nothing has been done on ground level,” she added.

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Causeway construction work stalled

The construction of causeway has come to a standstill. The causeway was being constructed on the dividing road of Phase IV and V. The construction of the cause was proposed with a view to give clear passage to the rain water to drain out.