[Watch] Bhubaneswar ‘Not Smart Enough’ For Rain; Twitterati Share Deluge Of Woes

Bhubaneswar: Even as Bhubaneswar recorded the wettest September with 195 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department on Monday forecast one or two spells of intense rain till 4.30 pm.

Extremely heavy rain under the influence of a deep depression since Sunday has thrown normal life out of gear in the Smart City.

Major road stretches in Jharpada, Nayapalli, Sashtri Nagar, Jaydev Vihar, Bomikhal were flooded with stormwater and sewerage lines blocked and rainwater gushed into shops, houses, and apartments.

Vehicles were seen floating near ISKCON temple at Nayapalli while stormwater inundated the stretch near Gurudwara. While gushing water swamped markets, government quarters of prominent persons were flooded. An ambulance also got stuck on way to a hospital. Some houses built on farmland at Dumuduma have reportedly developed cracks.

City denizens took to social media platforms to share their deluge of woes:

Heavy Rain lashes in #Bhubaneswar pic.twitter.com/XMrQszzN7o

— SANKARSAN DAS (@SANKARSANDAS15) September 13, 2021

This is the condition of our roads in #Bhubaneswar #smartcity , i urge @bmcbbsr and @BDA_BBSR to declare this road as “roads & waterways” for this condition as it can become a road while no rains and can become a river during rains! So smart ? pic.twitter.com/BiiGfGD27V

— Swastik singhdeo (@sdev18) September 13, 2021

Meanwhile waterlogged and rain drenched lanes of #Cuttack to #Bhubaneswar after an incessant rainfall?

ଲଗାଣ ବର୍ଷା ପରେ ନାଳି ଜାମ୍ କଟକ ସହର ରାଜଧାନୀ କୁ? pic.twitter.com/DQu4AYBSch

— Drspeaks?‍⚕️ (@being_eyedolls) September 13, 2021

#Bhubaneswar railway station.
(Video- as received morning view)#BhubaneswarRain #Odisha
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— Sitam Moharana (@SitamMoharana) September 13, 2021

#Bhubaneswar railway station.
(Video- as received morning view)#BhubaneswarRain #Odisha
@ pic.twitter.com/tdgMuLdwKV

— Sitam Moharana (@SitamMoharana) September 13, 2021