The sudden heavy rainfall in the begining of monsoon has brought back the city’s woes of traffic jams, water-logging on roads and in low-lying areas of state. Roads in several areas, including One-Town, Kabela, Autonagar, Moghalrajpuram, Christurajpuram, Maruthi Nagar, were waterlogged while drains started overflowing following the shower that lasted for about a couple of hours. Trees were uprooted at a few places, with a huge tree falling across the road and blocking traffic for hours in Autonagar.
Velampalli Srinivas, Minister for Endowments and Vijayawada West MLA, along with municipal corporation officials, inspected areas in One-Town where drains were blocked due to plastic waste. He asked officials to ensure that the drains were cleared to prevent overflowing.
In Tirupati, heavy rain started around Monday midnight and continued till 2. a.m. on Tuesday, leading to inundation and power cut in several areas.
Heavy rainfall lashes parts of Andhra Pradesh
