Jamshedpur, Sept. 14: A low-pressure trough hanging over the state threw life off gear once again today, causing incessant rains and water-logging in the city.

The low-pressure-induced wet spell has been lashing the steel city for the past three days and several low-lying areas, including those at Mango, have been partly submerged in the face of the torrential downpour.

Md Kayyum, a resident of Jakirnagar under the Mango notified area, woke up this morning to see the streets near his house being inundated by the rains.

The water level of the Subarnarekha has also registered an increase of about 20 feet today.

Though the East Singhbhum district administration assured that the water level is yet to turn menacing, they added that the situation might just turn for the worse with the showers continuing another day.

?We have already arranged for a primary school and a community centre for the people in the low-lying areas, like Jakirnagar, Kunwarbasti and Haddinagar, to take shelter in case in an emergency,? said Ganesh Kumar, the special officer of Mango Area Notified Committee (MNAC) to The Telegraph.

Kumar also sounded warning bells for areas like Shastri Nagar (Block Number 4 of the area got inundated today) and added that a continuous rainfall for 72 hours will prove ominous for the entire population residing in the area.

Kumar further said: ?I have sent the departmental engineers today to take a stock of the situation arising out of the continuous rainfall. As of now, the situation is under control. But with more rain, at least five to six localities stand the chance of being inundated.?

A poclain, an earth-moving equipment, got submerged in the Kharkai river and had to be rescued with the help of a crane. The driver had kept the the vehicle along the river when the water level increased all of a sudden and swallowed it.

The rain also took its toll on the traffic movement in the city and along the National Highway 33 (Jamshedpur-Ranchi road) causing frequent snarls.

The national highway was affected in particular as the increasing water level of the Subarnarekha canal rushed on to the highway and stalled traffic for hours.

?The roads have been damaged beyond repair due to waterlogging from Pardih to Chandil. It seems that the repairs, which were done recently, have not been up to the mark,? complained a driver.

Sources based at Patna met office informed that several parts of the state, including the Singhbhum region, will continue to receive rainfall in the next 24 hours.

The local met office recorded a rainfall of 30.4 mm in the past 24 hours (from 8.30 am yesterday to 8.30 am today), which is over 6 mm higher than what was recorded yesterday.