(From top) People push a vehicle that got stuck as rainwater entered its engine at Acharya Vihar, a motocyclist negotiates through an inundated road at Jayadev Vihar and commuters try to save themselves from rain under an umbrella at Jayadev Vihar in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
The Lopar-induced rain continued to inundate several areas of Bhubaneswar also on Sunday. People were seen making their way through knee-deep water in front of the Assembly, the police headquarters, and places such as Acharya Vihar, Jayadev Vihar and Bomikhal.
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation failed to tackle the situation even after deploying its full staff strength of around 300 people on Sunday. The BMC also put into action 10 pumpsets to pump out rainwater from various areas of the city. The civic body's control room received 36 distress calls with complaints of waterlogging on Sunday.
Text by Sandeep Mishra
Pictures by Ashwinee Pati