NEW DELHI: Sadar Bazar turned into a mini Venice without the Italian city’s charms on Thursday. Shoppers, business owners and residents had to wade through knee-deep to move forward, some taking recourse to pushcarts to cross the road. There was no electricity supply in the area for around five hours, and business was affected with the billing systems rendered useless by the power failure.
Rakesh Kumar Yadav, president, Federation of Sadar Bazar Traders’ Association, claimed that he and other shopkeepers had apprised the authorities about the possibility of inundation a month ago. “We went with our grievances and letters to all agencies, including Delhi Jal Board and the area MLA. We warned that around 40,000 shopkeepers could likely suffer a loss of Rs 9-10 crore in water damages,” said Yadav. “Several meetings were held, but the outcome has been that the area is under water as it was last year too.”
