Stinking Water Sinks Road In Ghazipur

Time of India

12 hours ago

New Delhi: At first glance, it appears to be a stagnant river. On closer inspection, it's a dirty, foul-smelling and disease-ridden waterlogged stretch from Ghazipur mandi to EDM Mall along National Highway 9.
The portion of the road, completely ignored by civic authorities, is a marker of the severity of Delhi's waterlogging problem, and of how poorly it is managed. For more than a week, the stretch has disappeared under deep, putrid water — a dark mix of sewage and rain snaking like a canal between buildings, buses and markets. Even the potholes have ceased to be an issue for now — they are no longer visible under the submerged stretch.
The water has shown no signs of receding for over 10 days now. Rickshaws have vanished from the stretch from the CNG pump to the fruit and vegetable market. Vehicles sit half-submerged, abandoned mid-route, even as bikers cautiously navigate the broken remnants of a divider, wary of a breakdown. From the balconies above, the view is surreal: dark water creeps toward residential blocks, piles of garbage float in murky pools, and traffic lies frozen.
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The residents remain stranded too. Many TOI spoke to expressed worry about their health, saying the Ganga pipeline, which supplies water to nearby housing societies, runs close to the flooded area. According to the residents, they have filed complaints with the Public Works Department (PWD) regarding the issue.
Sources from PWD, however, clarified that the stretch from Ghazipur mandi to EDM Mall is divided between two civic agencies — PWD and DDA.
According to PWD, there is no issue of waterlogging in its stretch. The civic body said even during the last rainy spell, the road under its jurisdiction was free from flooding. When contacted, there was no immediate response from DDA.
Vilakshana Dawra, a resident, said, "There is waterlogging right next to our building, and it keeps getting worse. The entire stretch leading to the CNG pump has been blocked for nearly a month.
Earlier, people could at least access it, but it's now shut due to flooding."
"We can't cross the road — our society gate opens directly onto it — and many of us are unable to reach our offices. The area stinks, mosquitoes have multiplied, and now dirty water is seeping into our building. The basement is filling up, and even our water tanks are at risk of contamination," Dawra said, adding, "We have tried everything. If someone could intervene, we would be truly grateful."
While the CNG pump near the mandi has been forced to halt its operations, entry and exit routes to the main road have become impossible to cross. Local businesses have been wrapping up early, or not opening at all.
Near Migsun Homz in Ghaziabad's Kaushambi, which lies just off the stretch, the situation is just as grim. The mosquito problem has exploded in the area, with the stagnant water becoming a breeding factory.
"The water has entered our society's basement. We are afraid for our families and our homes," said Abhishek Kumar, president of the apartment owners' association, Migsun Homz. "We appealed to the authorities, but no action has been taken so far. We hope someone in the media pays attention."
With the monsoon season only beginning, the residents are praying for relief from the civic authorities, but bracing for the worst.
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