Warning Ignored, Area Submerged After Downpour: Beltarodi Residents Residents of a housing society in Beltarodi, Nagpur, claimed to have alerted the Besa-Pipla Nagar Panchayat nearly a week before a torrential downpour about blocked sewer lines and clogged drains, but no preventive action was taken. According to a letter accessed by The Times of India, the residents warned that failure to clean the drainage network would lead to severe waterlogging during heavy rainfall. This warning proved accurate when the area was inundated following the downpour. The letter, submitted on July 24 by residents of Somnath Palace-2, informed the Nagar Panchayat that the drain serving the locality had remained blocked for two days, causing foul water to accumulate across the society. The residents requested immediate cleaning of the drain and restoration of proper wastewater flow. However, they alleged that despite acknowledging the complaint, the civic body did not carry out desilting or repair work. “Our society secretary had submitted the letter,” said resident Anamisharan Choudhary, adding, “Every monsoon for the last two to three years, our sewer line backs up because the drainage system is faulty.” Choudhary explained that the sewer line connects to Taywade Nagar through an open pit that frequently gets clogged with sand and garbage dumped from neighboring areas. The residents argued that the line was not laid at a proper gradient, further hampering wastewater flow. They reported that nearby duplex houses were flooded, with water entering homes while roads in the locality remained submerged after Tuesday’s downpour. Residents also noted that a local corporator had visited the site a few days earlier and acknowledged the drain was clogged.#nagpur #nagar_panchayat #beltarodi #somnath_palace_2 #taywade_nagar
