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BIG STORY JULY 21, 2023 | The Indian Eye 4

MONSOON FURY

FLOODS &

CHAOS

Heavy rainfall causes extensive damage across the North and East
of the country. Even as politicians exchange barbs, ordinary folks bear the brunt

of rising water and failing infrastructure

OUR BUREAU
New Delhi/Shimla/Kolkata

here is no let up from falling
rain and havoc it is causing
Tacross the country, especially in
the North and East. All states are fac-
ing the ferocity or rains and how it has
disrupted normal life and livelihoods.
The heavy rainfall and floods
have given another jolt to the tourism
business in Himachal Pradesh which
was recovering from the impact of the
Covid-19 pandemic. A hotelier said
the rainfall has adversely affect the
tourism business. “There is 100pc loss
to the tourism business. I run hotels in
Shimla, Kasauli, and Manali. In most
places, there is no road connectivity
due to floods and rain. Those tourists
are in a state of fear. This is another jolt
to our tourism business after Covid”,
said hotelier Rajinder Singh Thakur.
Thakur added, “We were just
trying to revive the tourism business
and this rain and flood has hit us. The
tourists have canceled the advance
bookings which they had done for the
next three months in the state. We NDRF personnel conduct rescue operation at the flooded Yamuna Bazar area, in New Delhi on Thursday (ANI)
don’t have even a single hotel room
occupied these days.”
Owing to torrential rainfall in the road while a massive traffic snarl was hi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal damaged. The L-G was responding
state, 91 people have lost their lives witnessed at NH-24 near Sarai Kale and Lieutenant Governor VK Saxe- to minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, who
from June 24 to July 13, according to Khan T-Junction in Delhi. na, who have been trading barbs in said the NDRF team reached the spot
an official statement. However, the water level of Ya- the recent past, together as the two only on Friday, even after several re-
In the national capital Delhi, muna River at Old Railway Bridge briefed the media jointly on the pre- quests to the officers last night.
amid the decreasing water level of Ya- (ORB) was recorded at a level slight- vailing situation, saying, “We need to “Thank you, the situation would
muna River in Delhi on Friday, sev- ly lower than that recorded at 9 am. work as a team”. have been better had the NDRF
eral parts of the national capital are While it was 208.40 meters at 9 am, it Flanked by CM Kejriwal, minis- reached the spot last night itself,”
still facing waterlogging and flooding, was recorded at 208.38 meters at 10 ters Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj, Bharadwaj said.
affecting traffic movements. Com- am today. L-G Saxena on Friday inspected a L-G Saxena said, “I would like to
muters were seen pushing their mo- The ongoing flooding woes in flooded stretch near Vikas Bhawan, tell you that this is not the time to re-
torcycles through the waters on ITO the national capital brought Del- ITO where a drain regulator was Continued on next page... >>

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