Massive downpour floods low-lying areas in Agra

Several busy roads and low-lying areas were flooded after Agra witnessed heavy rainfall on Saturday. The city had been reeling under scorching heat, for which the rains came as a relief. However, an hour-long downpour in Agra led to traffic snarls along with several other challenges for the locals.

Agra: Dark clouds that were hovering over the Taj city since morning finally opened up on Saturday, causing traffic snarls, as several busy road crossings were under water with low-lying areas flooded.

People from different areas of the city had different opinions about the downpour.

Sudhir Gupta of Vijay Nagar colony said, "It was a long awaited shower, but a heavy one which continued for more than an hour. Our colony roads are under water." Munish Kumar Verma of Hospital Road said, "There is water all around and we are confined to our shops."

Ranjan Sharma of Kargil petrol pump area said,"We are under house arrest, and cannot move out as the rain water is not getting channelled out."

In Belanganj area, the roads were under water, and the drains were choked.

Ravi Singh who is a farmer said that the rains are good for the Kharif crops they still need plenty to fill up all community ponds."

Meanwhile, the 90-odd mayors from different parts of the country, attending the 50th convention of the All India Mayors Council, got a fair idea of the civic problems in the city, with the heavy rain.