We are living on an island here: 120 families

LUCKNOW: More than 120 houses in a colony in sector 8, Indiranagar are marooned for the past three days because of waterlogging following light to moderate rainfall since Sunday and heaviest shower of the season on Tuesday. The area is inundated in knee-deep water that has entered the houses.
As many spent all day evacuating water from their houses, many were forced to miss school and offices.They put up a banner in the area announcing - 'Jal Bharaav Hataaiye, Vote Paaiye' (remove waterlogging if you want our vote).
"My son and I are not able to go to the office because of the deluge." said P C Chaudhary, AGM in Food Corporation of India. Another resident, B C Joshi, a retired NCC directorate officer, said he had been facing the problem ever since he settled here in 1989, adding that electrical appliances get damaged because of the problem.
Around 50 families could not send kids to school on Wednesday as school van drivers refused to enter the area fearing that water would choke engines.
"We are not safe even inside the house as water brings along snakes and insects and there is fear of electric shock," said Dargahi Singh, a resident. "It took me eight hours to evacuate the water with a bucket," said Chand Khan, a resident (house number 8/203).
His neighbour P C Chaudhary said, "We are living on an island. Water has entered the kitchen. We haven't cooked for two days. In LMC polls, we will vote only for the candidate who solves this problem."
"I tweeted about the problem to the prime minister, Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh, chief minister and chief secretary complaining that our corporator was not listening," said Abhai Singh, resident of house number 8/188.
Municipal commissioner Uday Raj Singh said, "The problem can be resolved by widening the nullah adjacent to the area, for which we need no objection certificate from the National Highways Authority of India."