Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha yesterday announced an inquiry into the flooding of Guwahati airport passenger lounge after rain water gushed through the ceiling due to heavy showers on Monday.

"Please be assured that we take all these issues very seriously," Sinha tweeted after being pointed out the incident by a senior journalist. "An inquiry is already underway and we will be getting a formal report on how this happened," he said. Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Manager P K Tailong said rain water gushed through the ceiling in the passenger lounge area after heavy showers last night but no flight operations were affected. Torrential downpour from 8.45 pm to 10 pm caused water to enter through the newly expanded canopy of the passenger lounge, he added. "We have recently expanded the canopy and it was an initial teething problem.