Lucknow: Potholes, traffic jams, overflowing drains, and waterlogging all return; the bright side is that river embankments are secure.
Healthy rainfall in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday was the reason behind five deaths in the previous day. The districts have been instructed to give the bereaved families instant relief sums.
Over the past 24 hours, there have been isolated instances of extremely heavy rain in the eastern UP and severe to very heavy rains in certain parts of the state. According to the weatherman, there were isolated thunderstorms across the eastern UP and a few over the western UP.
The state has seen 16.9 mm of average rainfall in the last 24 hours, which is 296.5% higher than the average rainfall of 5.7 mm. As a result, from June 1 to July 2, the state received an average of 102.8 mm of rainfall, or 91.4% of the average of 112.5 mm.
Lucknow measured 4.6 mm.
On Wednesday, the state capital woke up to beautiful weather, with cloud cover and rain during the morning hours. In Lucknow, 4.6 mm of rain fell. The state capital saw temperatures as high as 30 degrees Celsius, which is 5.9 degrees below average, and as low as 27.5 degrees Celsius, which is 1.8 degrees above average. There was a 2.5 degree variation in temperature between day and night. The sky is expected to be mostly cloudy with a few isolated periods of rain or thundershowers in Lucknow. The expected maximum and lowest temperatures are approximately 30°C and 27°C, respectively.
There will be more rain soon.
“Moderate rainfall is expected in Lucknow over the following four to five days, with an increase in rainfall intensity anticipated. The maximum temperature is predicted to stay below average throughout this time, but because of the amount of precipitation, humid conditions could persist, according to Atul Kumar Singh, senior scientist at the Lucknow Met office.
“Over the next four to five days, there is a possibility of good rain at most places in the state, with heavy to very heavy rain at some places due to the intensity and areal distribution of rain also increasing in the central and southern parts of the state,” Singh continued.
According to Manish R. Ranalkar, director of the Lucknow Met office, rain and thundershowers are quite likely in most areas of the State. A warning of isolated thunderstorms with lightning throughout the state has been released by the Met Department. It is quite likely that there may be isolated areas of heavy to extremely heavy rain throughout the state.
Every embankment is secure
GS Naveen Kumar, the relief commissioner for Uttar Pradesh, stated that all of the state’s embankments are secure as of right now while updating the public on the condition of the downpour. According to Kumar, 13 districts in the state—Bijnor, Maharajganj, Bareilly, Sant Kabir Nagar, Shahjahanpur, Basti, Badaun, Moradabad, Rampur, Gorakhpur, Barabanki, Ballia, and Pilibhit—have received at least 30 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours. In the state, not a single river flows above the danger threshold.
There are currently no floods in any state districts. The districts have finished pre-tendering for the distribution of food grain in light of the potential flood in the state.
Traffic issues
Following the downpour, traffic flowed slowly, mostly affecting Hazratganj and the lengthy sections of Faizabad road that included the crossings at Chinhat, Kamta, and Matiyari.
“Traffic is running slow at Balaganj crossing due to rainfall,” the Lucknow Traffic Police tweeted to commuters. Please make appropriate travel plans,” the post stated.
Construction-related traffic jams caused vehicle mobility to be impeded in several locations. “Due to construction work being done by the Municipal Corporation, traffic was moving slowly on the road coming from the Parivartan Chowk side at Qaiserbagh crossing,” the traffic authority noted, adding that detours had been put in place.
Evidence of waterlogging
Roads that were still under construction or incomplete, as well as low-lying parts of the city, were the first targets of the rainstorm. Sewage water from overflowing drains swamped parts of Faizullahganj, causing the streets to be overflowed.
Mamta Tripathi, an activist and resident of Faizullahganj, posted a picture and a video of the neighborhood on her X account and stated that dengue gets dangerous in such situations. “The health department said they would spray mosquito larvicidal oil last year, but they never followed through on that,” the message stated.
Additionally, the Sultanpur Road underpasses close to Palassio Mall created a massive puddle that grew to be around 20 feet big.
The monsoon’s hazards are already apparent in Arjunganj’s bylanes, where the tiny, unpaved roads have become muddy and challenging to travel. Residents who live in the vicinity run the danger of experiencing potholes when they commute.
Minor water-logging that occurred on several sections of Dewa Road for a few hours also occurred; as the season progresses, this will become worse. Minor water accumulation was also observed in places like Vibhuti Khand’s Regency Road, the crossing next to Loreto Convent, and some areas of Lalbagh. These areas are expected to experience far more severe water-logging later in the season.