VIJAYAWADA: Heavy rains caused inconvenience to the public in the city on Saturday morning.
Major junctions were inundated and motorists faced trouble as they could not reach offices on time. Siddhartha College Junction at Mogalrajapuram, Churtugunta centre, Wynchipet, Chittinagar and Bhavanipuram were inundated with one foot of flood waters.
Huge traffic jams were witnessed at Ramavarappadu Junction, New GGH centre, Ramesh Hospitals, Krishna Lanka and Prakasam Barrage following the downpour and subsequent inundation.
Degree and PG students or Krishna university faced difficulty in reaching examination centres. They also had a tough time taking exams with wet clothes.
The VMC deployed special sanitation teams to clear waterlogging. Five teams with 80 sanitation workers cleared blocked stormwater drains. Incomplete drainage work and huge holes dug for underground cables added to woes of the public.
