VALPOI
About 12 houses were damaged and a footbridge got submerged as heavy rains lashed Honda village.
Following continuous rains since the last three days, water levels rose sharply and around 12 houses along the main river got damaged in Vaddeev Nagar in Ward 6. The area was flooded to such an extent that residents in some houses had to walk in waist-deep water to reach towards the Honda-Valpoi Road.
Honda Talathi Tanuja Rane informed that water reached right up to the Honda-Valpoi road and water entered 12 houses in low-lying areas.
The footbridge got submerged at Bhuipal Bhedshewada in Ward 9, cause considerable hardships to office-goers and students.
Mahanand Kolapte has demanded that authorities pay special attention to the affected areas in Bhuipal and Vaddev Nagar by constructing a protection wall on the banks of the river to prevent flooding of houses.
Water also entered some shops in the central area of of Honda village. Shopkeepers have also demanded a protection wall at the site to safeguard their shops.
