This story is from June 6, 2020

Roads waterlogged as rain drenches Patna

With several localities in Patna, including Kankarbagh and Rajendra Nagar, witnessing waterlogging due to downpour on Friday, Union minister and Patna Sahib MP Ravi Shankar Prasad asked officials concerned to commence the second round of drainage cleaning work at the earliest to prevent waterlogging in the city.
Roads waterlogged as rain drenches Patna
The waterlogged Thakurbari Road and (right) Patna Junction area on Friday
PATNA: With several localities in Patna, including Kankarbagh and Rajendra Nagar, witnessing waterlogging due to downpour on Friday, Union minister and Patna Sahib MP Ravi Shankar Prasad asked officials concerned to commence the second round of drainage cleaning work at the earliest to prevent waterlogging in the city.
Reviewing the drainage cleaning work in Patna through a videoconferencing session from New Delhi, the Patna Sahib MP asked the officials to give extra attention to areas infamous for waterlogging, such as Rajendra Nagar, Kadamkuan, Kankarbagh, Saidpur, Indira Nagar, Meethapur, Krishnapuri, Patliputra Colony, Shivpuri, Rajiv Nagar, Ashiana Nagar and Sipara.

The minister also asked Patna municipal commissioner Himanshu Sharma to get the garbage and litter carted away during drainage cleaning process are removed from the roadsides and other places. The municipal commissioner told the minister that ongoing drainage cleaning work would be completed by June 10.
Others present in the meeting included Kumhrar MLA Arun Kumar Sinha, Bankipur MLA Nitin Nabin, Digha MLA Sanjeev Chaurasia and managing director of Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Raman Kumar.
Meanwhile, Patna received 64.1mm of rainfall over the last 24 hours, leading to waterlogged streets, puddles and muddy ditches in many localities.
Aaradhya Garg, an undergraduate student staying in Kadamkuan, said two hours of continuous filled the roads with water. “The roads are dug for laying pipes right before monsoon every year. Some of the localities facing this perennial problem include Kadamkuan, Nala Road, Naval Kishor Road, Congress Maidan Road and M P Sinha Road. If anyone is riding a two-wheeler, possibilities are that they may fall in one of the numerous potholes in these areas,” Garg added.

The daily weather bulletin issued by Patna meteorological Centre stated that heavy rainfall occurred at one or two places in northwest, north-central and south-central parts of the state over the last 24 hours.
Weathermen claimed that the intensity of rain will reduce on Saturday. They said dry weather can be expected for a few days from June 8, but another spell of showers is expected around June 11-12. Southwest monsoon is also expected to make its onset in Bihar between June 12 and 15.
“Almost entire Bihar received light to moderate rain on Friday due to Cyclone Nisarga, which had reduced to a low-pressure area while moving towards east Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Its intensity has reduced, which will result in reduced showers on Saturday and Sunday,” an official at Patna Meteorological Centre said.
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