Rains disrupts my schedule
Yesterday (Wednesday July 19 2006) it rained very heavily. I think it started raining somewhere past midnight and when I woke at 6AM, it was still raining very heavily.
I stepped out on the porch and there I saw the road submerged. It was water-logged. Standing on the porch, I was watching the cars go by - splashing water. Water level was rising and people who stay on the ground floor were the worst affected.
I usually start for office around 8AM, yesterday it was just not possible. So I called up another colleague (who stays close by) and asked him how he was planning to go. His reply was that - there was no way we could venture out before the rain stopped or slowed down.
I finally started off at 11:30 Am and the 3 kilometers distance took us 30 minutes to cover. The roads were submerged, and Sector V was totally under water. We were told by the police to take a longer route via Nicco Park, to reach office as the straight road going to office was under knee deep water.
At 12PM, I reached office. The plan was to leave early. At 5PM left office.
This morning while coming to work, I saw the roads of Sector 5. While some water was still there, most of the road had deep potholes.
And it seems the pump that was to be used for draining out the water was not functioning.
Today, it is cloudy. Though I have not seen it rain this morning, it seems like it could rain any moment here. The weather office has predicted rains for the next 48 hours.
Lets wait and watch.
I stepped out on the porch and there I saw the road submerged. It was water-logged. Standing on the porch, I was watching the cars go by - splashing water. Water level was rising and people who stay on the ground floor were the worst affected.
I usually start for office around 8AM, yesterday it was just not possible. So I called up another colleague (who stays close by) and asked him how he was planning to go. His reply was that - there was no way we could venture out before the rain stopped or slowed down.
I finally started off at 11:30 Am and the 3 kilometers distance took us 30 minutes to cover. The roads were submerged, and Sector V was totally under water. We were told by the police to take a longer route via Nicco Park, to reach office as the straight road going to office was under knee deep water.
At 12PM, I reached office. The plan was to leave early. At 5PM left office.
This morning while coming to work, I saw the roads of Sector 5. While some water was still there, most of the road had deep potholes.
And it seems the pump that was to be used for draining out the water was not functioning.
Today, it is cloudy. Though I have not seen it rain this morning, it seems like it could rain any moment here. The weather office has predicted rains for the next 48 hours.
Lets wait and watch.
posted by Babu Roy at
9:40 AM
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