Social media is swamped with visuals of a road in Ahmedabad that caved in amid heavy rain. The road in the Shela area of the city developed a huge sinkhole. Similar incidents have been recorded in Bhuj, Junagadh, and Gandhinagar, where a tar crater is seen gobbling up a four-wheeler.
Meanwhile, several areas of Ahmedabad are waterlogged. Reportedly, in Gandhinagar, locals have started pegging BJP flags on potholes as a form of protest. | Gujarat | Amid heavy rainfall that the city has witnessed, a road collapsed in the Shela area of Ahmedabad city.
— ANI (@ANI) — Param Anand (@Parmanand34) !! What happened to your WORLD CLASSS Road? 📌Orchid Sky City Complex on O7 Road — Mahua Moitra Fans (@MahuaMoitraFans) | Gujarat: People face difficulties as heavy rains cause waterlogging in Ahmedabad. Visuals from the Naranpura area. — ANI (@ANI) — IANS (@ians_india) | Gandhinagar, Gujarat: The rainwater gathered in the underpass near Pathik Ashram was pumped out with the help of a water bowser.
— ANI (@ANI) — Dr Karan Barot(ડૉ કરન બારોટ)🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@khbarot) — Piku (@RisingPiku) — Vani Mehrotra (@vani_mehrotra) — IANS (@ians_india) Several users on X/Twitter took potshots at the ‘Gujarat Model’ of the roads in the state. One irate user dubbed the city ‘gadhhabad’ for the amount of potholes during the monsoon. Several Indian cities and towns would qualify to be labeled Gadhhabad.
May the most ‘gaddha'-filled city win. — .