CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE
SILCHAR: A fresh spell of intense monsoon rainfall on Monday morning plunged several parts of Silchar into chaos, with extensive waterlogging and artificial flooding restricting traffic movement and causing significant distress among locals. The deluge not only disrupted vehicular movement but inundated several homes and markets as well.
Major roads such as the National Highway bypass, Link Road, Das Colony, Hailakandi Road, and Sonai Road are submerged (at the time of filing of the report), forcing commuters to wade through knee-deep water. In New Silchar and other low-lying areas, stagnant water remained long after the rain stopped, pointing to a chronic issue — artificial flooding, as many locals call it — attributed to clogged drains and outdated drainage systems.
“The drainage system is simply not equipped to handle this volume of rain,” said Pradip Sarkar, a resident of Das Colony. “This happens every year, but no permanent solution is ever implemented,” he added.
The disruption extended beyond mobility. Several shops reported damages to stock, and market activity slowed sharply. Residents in affected neighbourhood struggled to carry on with daily routines, as rainwater gushed into homes, causing loss of belongings and property.
