Guwahati, Sep 11 (PTI) Torrential rains lashed the city inundating most of the areas and bringing normal life to a near halt today.
Rainfall of 14.4 mm to over 45 mm was recorded in different parts of the city.
Capital area of Dispur, along G S Road which leads to it, adjacent Ganeshguri, Hengrabari were under nearly knee-deep water. Low lying Tarun Nagar, Nabin Nagar, Anil Nagar and Lachit Nagar areas on both sides of the G S Road were also inundated.
The parallel R G Baruah Road looked like a sheet of water, while Chandmari area had waist-high water paralysing movement of vehicles on the G N B Road.
The rain waters entered dwelling houses, submerging some of them up to four feet.
Vehicles were stranded on the roads due to water logging, creating inconvenience to people.
In some places, people had to take cycle rickshaws to ferry them just across the road. Rubber boats and bamboo rafts were also used in some of the water logged areas.
In May, the Gauhati High Court while hearing PILs filed on water logging problems and artificial floods in the metropolis had directed Guwahati Development Department Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to file an affidavit on the issue.
Taking exception to the minister''s statement at a press meet here that water logging problem of the city cannot be solved, the Court had also directed Sarma to file an affidavit justifying his statements.
Following this Sarma called a meeting in June on the instructions of the Court to listen to the citizens'' grievances related to the civic problems and water logging.
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