Downpour disrupts life

SALEPUR: Heavy downpour for the last three days has submerged most of the low-lying areas of Salepur, Mahanga and Nischintakoili block.  Around 30 families of Buhalo and Sarapada panchayats under Nischintakoili block remain marooned for the last three days. As many as 14 families of Buhalo Bhoi Sahi and over 15 families of Ward no. 10 of  Sarapada panchayat have been facing an uphill task to shift to safety.Locals blame the choked drainage system for the water-logging and lackadaisical attitude of the contractors engaged in construction of two roads under the Prime Minister Grameen Sadak Yojana.