more-inResidents of about 40 apartment complexes and dozens of independent houses in Deepti Srinagar Colony in the western parts of the city were marooned in waist-high water following heavy rain on Friday night and early Saturday morning. The area recorded 12.4 cm of rain till 8.30 a.m. By morning the water in the cellar reached a height of 13 ft from ground. By afternoon, GHMC officials served lunch to some of the affected people. And that is the reason for the flooding,” said a GHMC official of West Zone.

Source: The Hindu August 26, 2017 18:00 UTC