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Bihar rains don't spare Sushil Modi, area around residence gets waterlogged

Water accumulated outside Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi's house after Patna saw heavy rainfall on Sunday.

Bihar rains don't spare Sushil Modi, area around residence gets waterlogged Image Courtesy: ANI

PATNA: At a time when waterlogging has become the bane for people all across the country, even a key political figure like Sushil Modi is not spared from nature's fury. The Bihar Deputy Chief Minister on Sunday had to face what millions of Indian in different cities face each year. 

Due to heavy rainfall in Bihar, the street outside Modi's residence was waterlogged. A hapless Modi was seen inspecting the area and gave instructions to his staff to clear the area.

This is not the only place in Bihar where the rains has caused havoc. The area around a hospital in Rohtas is waterlogged for five days, according to an ANI report.
 
Earlier on Sunday, a video footage of Nalanda Medical College Hospital's (NMCH) Intensive Care Unit (ICU) was released by ANI where fishes were seen swimming inside the ward. 

The road outside the hospital, corridors and wards were heavily waterlogged due to rain. In pictures released by ANI, a patient can be seen lying in the bed in ICU while the room is full of water. 

The situation has worsened in the city with incessant rainfall. Bailley road, which is a lifeline for commuters in the Bihar capital, was closed for commuters as a part of it caved in due to heavy rains.

Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department on Sunday said that heavy rain will continue to reel parts of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. The weather department also forecasts more rains in Assam, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.