The waterlogged NH-5 at Nayapalli and (above) Acharya Vihar road on Sunday morning. Pictures Ashwinee Pati

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 29: A few spells of low pressure-induced heavy rainfall since last night inundated many low-lying areas of the city.

The city received more than 25mm rainfall last night.

While the NH-5 in front of the Iskcon temple at Nayapalli was totally submerged in water, many areas in nearby Acharya Vihar, Jayadev Vihar, Nayapalli Behera Sahi were also inundated.

Some low-lying areas along the NH-203 from Rasulgarh to Samantarapur were also under water. Many areas in Bhimatangi, Baunsakhani, Sundarpada, Kapilaprasad, Old Town, Brahmeswar, Chintamaniswar, Laxmisagar and Gada Gopinath Prasad were also waterlogged.

Natabara Panda, a senior citizen and a resident of Jayadev Vihar who visits the Iskcon temple every weekend, said waterlogging was acute this year because of lack of co-ordination between the civic authorities and the department involved in road-laying in their area.

“We have been experiencing waterlogging every monsoon almost for a decade now. People from all ages, especially the elderly persons who come to the temple, suffer the most from waterlogging,’’ Panda said.

Pinaki Mohanty, a resident of Acharya Vihar, said: “The road behind Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Kalayn Mandap gets inundated even after a drizzle. This has been the situation for many years here. The civic authorities should take adequate measures to repair the road.”

Chhabindra Jena of Kapilaprasad said: “A waterlogged stretch on the Ekamra College-Lingaraj temple road causes a lot of inconvenience to the people, especially near the Kapilaprasad Durga Puja Mandap.”

Director of the Indian Meteorology Department, Bhubaneswar, Sarat Chandra Sahoo said: “The low-pressure condition will remain for about 48 hours. During this time, some places may experience heavy to very heavy rainfall.’’

A senior civic official said only 30 per cent roads of the town had a proper drainage channel. However, following the flood in the Mahanadi river system in 2011, which affected several parts of Bhubaneswar too, the state government had issued a notice to agencies involved in road construction mentioning that all road projects should also include construction of drains.

Deputy municipal commissioner Krushna Prasad Pati said: “We have formed a team to deal with waterlogging in the city. We are also in touch with highway authorities and works department officials to ensure construction of drain along the roads.’’