Traffic disrupted at IG square due to water stagnation

Movement of vehicles got disrupted adjacent Indira Gandhi Square during greeting hours of Wednesday owed to water-logging caused by overnight rainfall successful Puducherry.

Vehicles recovered it hard to transverse the four-way junction arsenic a effect of insignificant inundation successful the country that lasted for respective hours. Two-wheeler riders and pedestrians were the most-affected. 

“Water started receding lone astir 11 a.m. connected Wednesday. The contented of water-logging successful the IG quadrate is simply a recurring occupation during each monsoon. The authorities person to find a lasting solution to the stagnation occupation successful the area,” said a store proprietor astatine the junction.

Following reports of water-logging, Chief Minister N. Rangasamy inspected the Indira Gandhi Square country and directed the officials to drain retired the h2o expeditiously. While speaking to media persons, helium said that h2o flowing from Kanakan water caused the h2o stagnation successful the locality.

“I person asked the Public Works Department to find a imperishable solution to water-logging successful the area. Also, insignificant inundation was reported successful different parts of the town. The officials were asked to rectify inundation problems successful each low-lying areas. The authorities has asked the Agriculture Department officials to sojourn agrarian areas to ascertain whether determination was immoderate harm to crops,” helium said.