Singhal: Meghalaya rain worsens situation

GUWAHATI: State housing and urban affairs minister Ashok Singhal attributed the floods that disrupted life in the city on Sunday to the significant flow of rainwater from the hills of Meghalaya.
The minister said a significant volume of rainwater entered areas like Juripar, Rukminigaon and Beltola Bazar on Sunday morning from the hills of Meghalaya, causing widespread flooding.

Singhal, sharing a video of water flowing down from a high land, wrote on his X handle, “A significant flow of rainwater has been observed entering Juripar through Khanapara, originating from the hills of Meghalaya near Jorabat. Additionally, heavy rainwater inflows have . been observed entering the Rukminigaon area via Jaya Nagar and the Beltola Bazaar area, coming from the Meghalaya hills near Pilingkata, Maikuli, and Koinadhora. Our officials and task force are closely monitoring the situation and working to mitigate the water.”
As the city reeled under floodwaters, workers of the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) task force monitored the situation across the city. In various areas the workers of the task force cleared clogging caused by silt deposited in the drains, single-use plastics and other solid waste to facilitate smooth flow of stormwater.
To drain out the flood waters, the corporation deployed heavy duty pumps at critical points in Rukminigaon and Dispur Last Gate.
“…Watch as construction materials, boards, pipes and planks emerge from a major drain in Rukminigaon during cleaning operations. Keeping Guwahati clean is our collective civic responsibility. We can succeed in building a modern, clean, and green Guwahati, but only if we have the cooperation of everyone,” Singhal wrote on X.