Rain leaves urban areas in Hisar, Jind waterlogged

Deepender Deswal

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Tribune News Service

Hisar, July 29

Heavy rainfall over the past two days has left roads in urban areas of Hisar, Jind, Bhiwani, Fatehaband and Hansi towns waterlogged, raising a question over the civic authorities’ claims of spending funds on laying new drains and cleaning the existing system in the area.

In Hisar, even posh areas such as Jindal Chowk, Urban Estate, Sector 13, Sector 15 and Jawahar Nagar, and colonies in Surya Nagar, Mill Gate area, Sabji Mandi and Krishan Nagar were inundated for a long time. Trilok Bansal, a social activist, said it was a recurring feature. “The long spell of rain has exposed the authorities’ laxity in carrying out development works,” he said.

Shamsher Singh, a resident of Sector 13, Hisar, said streets near the Dabra Chowk were left waterlogged. “The rainwater discharge system is apparently non-functional,” he said.

In Jind, the recent rain has left a trail of destruction, as several roads have been damaged. Rajkumar Goyal, president, Jind Vikash Sangthan, said he had been raising the issue of poor civic infrastructure in the town, but to no avail. “The funds spent in the name of developing the drainage and roads in the town seem to be wasted. The government must initiate an inquiry into the misuse of funds,” he said.

Jind MLA Krishan Middha said the contractors would be taken to task if any fault was found in the development works carried out in the town. In Hansi, SDM Jitender Ahlawat inspected several waterlogged localities and issued instructions to the officials concerned to drain out standing water from the area.

5 injured in house collapse

Karnal: Five members of a family sustained injuries as a two-storey building collapsed at Kathlaheri village in the district reportedly due to heavy rainfall. The injured have been identified as Sunita (48), Sonia (23), Abhi (4), Sonam (4) and Garvi (3). The incident took place at around 4 am today when the family members were sleeping. Family members told the police that after they heard a loud noise, they reached the spot and found that the house had collapsed.