Guwahati Flooding Forces Immediate Post‑Rain Desiltation Orders
Silt from Meghalaya hills re‑clogged recently cleared drains, prompting urgent outlet cleaning under an IMD orange alert for more heavy rain.
Overview
- Heavy weekend rains left many residential localities waterlogged on Saturday, with inner bylanes submerged even as major arterials such as GS Road stayed largely passable.
- Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Kaushik Rai led field inspections and ordered the PWD and civic agencies to clear drains up to final outlet points and repeat desiltation after every major rainfall.
- Officials said runoff from the Meghalaya hills deposited fresh silt that rapidly re‑blocked cleaned channels, reducing drainage discharge and prolonging waterlogging in low‑lying pockets.
- Key transport links were hit: NH‑27 at Jorabat and the 9th/10th Mile stretches were severely waterlogged, traffic diversions were imposed and several vehicles were left stranded.
- With the IMD issuing an orange alert for continued heavy rain, authorities warn repeat flooding is likely unless routine post‑rain clearing is sustained and bylane drainage gaps are addressed.