Lucknow: Showers lead to waterlogging again

LUCKNOW: Choked drains following rainfall on Wednesday led to waterlogging in many areas including Aliganj, Niralanagar, Mahanagar, Chowk, Indiranagar, Aminabad, Aashiana, Kanpur Road and Telibagh.


Pranjal Bhatt of Sector H, Aashiana, said, “Just half an hour of rainfall has resulted in knee-deep waterlogging in front of my shop and house.”

Nitish Arora of Aminabad said, “It is difficult to go outdoors as the whole street is filled with garbage and puddles.”

Chandan Tripathi of Kanpur Road said he couldn’t get public transport as the road in front of his house leading to Krishnanagar Metro station was waterlogged for almost two hours.