Unseasonal rain causes waterlogging, traffic jams across Ahmedabad

Unseasonal heavy rains created chaos in several parts of Gujarat on Wednesday morning. 

LC-26 and Makarba Railway Underpass were submerged in water, leading to traffic jams and chaos on the roads. Commuters on Corporate Road saw heavy traffic in Makarba, Juhapura, and Sarkhej areas.

Dark clouds were seen across Ahmedabad after rain, along with waterlogging in areas including Maninagar, CTM crossroads, Odhav Ring Road, Vejalpur, Isanpur, 100 feet Ring Road, Vatva, Narol, and Paldi. Water levels rose up to the knees, making commuting extremely difficult for office-goers.

Waterlogging in Ahmedabad

Reports indicate that the heavy rains around midnight on Tuesday caused widespread waterlogging. In East Ahmedabad, areas like Kalupur, Dariapur, Maninagar, Khokhra, Isanpur, Asarwa, Naroda, Nikol, Vastral, Vatva, Danilimda, Narol, Behrampura, Saijpur Bogha, and Ramol witnessed severe flooding.

Western parts of the city also faced serious problems. In areas like Paldi, Navrangpura, Naranpura, Ghatlodia, Nava Wadaj, Thaltej, Jodhpur, Sindhu Bhavan, SG Highway, Makarba, and CG Road, knee-deep water was reported. 

In several places, manholes overflowed, further disrupting vehicular movement. Numerous cars and two-wheelers broke down on the roads, leaving commuters and workers stranded midway.

Light to moderate rain/thundershowers to continue till May 14:

The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rain and thundershowers in Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Morbi, Dwarka, Gir Somnath, Botad, Kutch and Diu.