Scooter drifts through flooded streets as heavy rain transforms urban roads into riverbeds in Rajasthan
by Utsav RoyA scooter floats along a powerful water current as streets and alleys resemble rivers. Unceasing rain has thrown daily routines into disarray, leaving the city struggling with waterlogged roads and severely impacting normal life across affected areas.
The incident took place in several districts, including Kota, Ajmer, Chittorgarh, Pali, Bhilwara, Banswara, and Byawar, in northern India’s Rajasthan, on July 2.
Visuals show that a scooter can be seen drifting away in the strong water current. Roads and lanes have turned into rivers. Continuous rainfall has disrupted daily life.
According to reports, torrential downpours pounded many parts of Rajasthan on Wednesday, triggering widespread upheaval. Instead of welcome relief, the rain unleashed floods and disorder. In Modak town of Kota district, streets resembled canals as homes, schools, hospitals, and even ATMs went under. Water also swamped the Ganesh Temple complex in Kota city, prompting officials to lift eight of the barrage’s nineteen gates to ease the pressure.
Chittorgarh collected roughly 13 inches of rain, isolating several villages from the main city. To lower reservoir levels, crews opened two sluices at Rana Pratap Sagar Dam and three at Jawahar Sagar Dam, while six minor dams in Bassi reached capacity.
Ajmer suffered three wall‑collapse incidents, leaving one person dead. Kachehri Road lay under deep water, submerging or sweeping away vehicles, and the revered Khwaja Saheb Dargah precinct flooded as well. At the SP office, employees perched on desks and chairs to stay above the rising waterline.
Across the state, normal life ground to a halt. In Tonk’s Lambaharisingh locality, more than a foot of water blanketed the cremation path, forcing a funeral procession to wade through it. In Jhalawar, marriage rituals proceeded despite knee‑high water at the venue.
In Sojat, the Gudia and Lildi rivers surged. Devotees still offered chunris to the Lildi’s waters, while a couple with fifteen goats became stranded on an islet in the Gudia before police and villagers brought them to safety. The Chandawal–Sojat segment of NH‑162 was shut when the Gudia’s swift current overran the carriageway.
Byawar’s Jaitaran town recorded 185 mm of rain between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m., leaving nearly two feet of water in several low‑lying zones, including the Roadways Bus Stand.
Bhilwara faced similar turmoil: floodwater filled the Ramdham rail underpass, sending a Thar SUV adrift. The Palki River burst its banks at Bijolia, carrying one to two feet of water across a bridge, while the Bedach River near Badliyas rose four feet over a culvert, forcing closure of the Badliyas–Barundani road.