Flash Flood hits Guwahati on Monday, Normal Life paralyzed

Guwahati: Flash flood hit Guwahati once again on Monday after nonstop rain since Monday morning, flooded several areas of Guwahati, thus, bringing the city life almost to a standstill.

The commuters alleged that the gutters were blocked and no adequate measures were taken by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) causing a flash flood in Guwahati. The rain that lashed the city early this morning also snapped road links in several places putting motorists and pedestrians to trouble due to waterlogging. The pedestrians, motorists rushing to their workplaces faced a lot of inconveniences since the morning hours today.

Meanwhile, the Bharalu river flowing through the city submerged several localities including RG Baruah Road, Zoo Road Tiniali, Rajgarh, Bhangagarh, Mahapurush Srimanta Sankerdev Path (GS Road), Nabin Nagar, Tarun Nagar, Chandmari Colony, etc. Also, the traffic came to a halt in many places and the commuters faced a lot of problems in moving from one place to another.

It is to be noted that the flash flood once again exposed lack of preparedness of the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) and the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) to deal with city flood.

The heavy downpour in low-lying areas of the city wreaked havoc for the residents as the rainwater poured into their houses. Following which, the power lines in several areas were snapped for several hours to avoid any untoward situation.

It may be mentioned that a flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas: washes, rivers, dry lakes and depressions. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, tropical storm, or meltwater from ice or snow flowing over ice sheets or snowfields. Flash floods may occur after the collapse of a natural ice or debris dam, or a human structure such as a man-made dam.

Flash floods are distinguished from regular floods by having a timescale of fewer than six hours between rainfall and the onset of flooding. The water that is temporarily available is often used by plants with rapid germination and short growth cycles and by specially adapted animal life.

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