20 August,2026 06:08 PM IST | Prayagraj | mid-day online correspondent
Prayagraj city is flooded following heavy rainfall over the last 24 hours. Pic/ PTI
Train operations at North Eastern Railway's Rambagh station in Prayagraj have been temporarily shifted to Jhunsi station after heavy rainfall caused waterlogging on the tracks, railway officials said on Thursday.
North Eastern Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Sumit Kumar told PTI that waterlogging at Rambagh station had forced the temporary shift of train operations to Jhunsi.
"Prayagraj city is flooded following heavy rainfall over the last 24 hours. Rambagh station is located in a low-lying area, and water has accumulated in its yard. Efforts are being made to drain the water, but it is flowing back," Kumar said.
He stated that four passenger trains that normally originate and terminate at Rambagh were, for the time being, being operated from Jhunsi.
North Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Shivam Sharma said there were no reports of waterlogging at Prayagraj Junction, Naini or Prayagraj Chheoki stations and that trains were running as per schedule.
Heavy rain has also led to waterlogging in several low-lying areas of the city, including areas around the Sangam such as Alopibagh, Daraganj, Allahpur, Sobhatiyabagh, and George Town.
In some places, water has entered ground-floor houses, with residents reporting difficulties due to the inundation.
Several low-lying areas of Prayagraj have remained inundated following heavy rainfall over the past few days, while the district administration and municipal authorities have been carrying out drainage operations.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday targeted the Uttar Pradesh government over the situation, sharing a photograph on X showing waterlogging at a house in Prayagraj.
"These are serious conditions in Prayagraj. Anyone else, after swallowing Rs 1 lakh crore in the name of Prayagraj's development, would be so ashamed on seeing thousands of houses in this waterlogged condition that they would leave power," Yadav said in the post.
"Sir, changing the name changes nothing. If you want to change something, change your corrupt work and intentions. But even that will not change now. Therefore, the people of Uttar Pradesh and the country will now change the BJP government forever," he added.
"The BJP will go and will never return. Aerial surveys of floods will not work. If you have the courage, come down on the streets and face the people," Yadav said.
He further alleged that Rs 7,000-8,000 crore had been spent "on paper" and Rs 20,000 crore "without any paperwork" on image-building and projecting the government as "divine". He said the government would learn how much this had improved its image.
The Allahabad High Court has also taken suo motu cognisance of the waterlogging in Prayagraj and pulled up the district administration and municipal corporation.
The court directed the authorities to ensure proper drainage arrangements amid the severe waterlogging caused by heavy rainfall.
(With PTI inputs)
