After the deluge, the damage

Chandigarh, September 20: After a record 181 mm of rain lashed the tricity in the last two days, only damaged and potholed roads greeted the residents on Saturday. Although, the showers subsided, sporadic spells of rain continued the entire day. Exposing the shoddy repair work recently carried out by the Engineering department, cracks appeared at several places in the road leading from the Tribune roundabout to the Transport chowk.

UT Chief Engineer S K Jaitley told Newsline: “It will take at least 10 days to repair the damage. We had filled the cracks in the roads just a few days ago. The material apparently did not bind well and with the continued onslaught of rain, potholes have cropped up.”

To the chagrin of daily commuters, traffic snarls were the order of the day. A road in Industrial Area Phase 1, near the CTU workshop, was closed to traffic to carry out repairs. But as the authorities neglected to put up a diversion sign in advance, the harried drivers traversed the full distance of the broken road only to realise it was closed.

“After the rains, the city seems paved with mud. The Administration must make preparations to deal with the rains in advance. The monsoon is not new — it hits the city every year and the authorities should know what to expect,” said Rajiv Dutta, a resident of Sector 29.

Meanwhile, work to repair the Kishangarh bridge and Bapu Dham bridge, which had collapsed on Friday, continued till 7 pm today. “Water is also being drained out from houses in the colonies and slums,” said MC Chief Engineer S K Bansal.

Panchkula

* The low-lying witnessed major waterlogging with Sectors 2,4, 10, 12, 12-A, 16, 17, 19 and 21 being the worst affected.

* Water entered several houses in Rajiv colony, Indira colony and Kharak Mangoli.

MOHALI

* Several areas were submerged under knee-deep water and several old buildings were damaged.

* Deep potholes and cracks have appeared on the busy Mohali-Kharar National Highway-21.

* Several villages along the Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal flooded.

KHARAR

* Angry residents of Ward 5 in Kharar blocked traffic on the Kharar-Banur road on Saturday morning to protest the flooding of their locality. Municipal councillor Jai Bhagwan Singla promised immediate relief to the residents. Consequently, an hour later civil officials reached the spot and drained out the excess water.

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