Ahmedabad: Monday morning brought rain to Ahmedabad, quickly turning the commute into a test of patience. Roads flooded, underpasses shut, vehicles stalled, and traffic jams stretched across the city. Many locations that flooded during the July 2026 rain were underwater once again. The rain eased by afternoon, but it brought another reminder that even a few hours of rain can become a citywide problem.Rain began around 7am and continued until about 2pm, exposing the gaps in Ahmedabad’s pre-monsoon preparedness.Though the showers were not exceptionally intense, the city recorded an average of 85.6mm between 6am and 3pm. The impact, however, was anything but moderate: more than 100 locations reported knee-deep water, while commuters were trapped in long traffic snarls across both eastern and western Ahmedabad.Vatva recorded the highest rainfall in the city at 143mm, followed closely by Sarkhej at 141mm. Bopal, Jodhpur, Sarkhej and Maktampura received more than 5 inches of rain, while Memnagar, Navrangpura, Vasna and Bodakdev recorded at least 4 inches.
Rain began around 7am and continued until about 2pm, exposing the gaps in Ahmedabad’s pre-monsoon preparedness
In eastern Ahmedabad, Vatva received nearly 6 inches, Lambha about 5.5 inches, and Maninagar and Indrapuri more than 4 inches. At the other end of the scale, Kotarpur recorded just 0.5mm, while Naroda, Sardarnagar and Nikol received around 2 inches.The downpour quickly turned several key roads into stretches of slow-moving traffic and stranded vehicles. Sindhu Bhavan Road, Judges Bungalow Road, the SG Highway service road, 132-feet Ring Road, the stretch between Vastrapur Lake and Himalaya Mall, and Helmet Circle were among the worst affected.
Hatkeshwar flooded after downpour in Ahmedabad on Sept 14, Monday
The Akhbarnagar and Mithakhali underpasses were shut to traffic after water had accumulated in the carriageways. Traffic movement was also severely affected on the SG Highway service roads, where overflowing duct lines laid parallel to the highway obstructed stormwater drainage.The disruption was particularly severe in western Ahmedabad. Water entered homes and residential societies in Memnagar, along Judges Bungalow Road and on Gurukul Road. Sterling City Society in Bopal was also affected. In Jodhpur, a school van broke down in deep water, while several vehicles were abandoned on flooded roads, adding to the gridlock.
Waterlogging in residential areas in Ahmedabad on September 14, Monday
At Judges Bungalow Crossroads, motorists struggled to negotiate submerged lanes. Some drove on the wrong side of the road to get around the water. Even after the rain eased, waterlogging continued on Judges Bungalow Road, near the multilevel parking crossroads on Sindhu Bhavan Road, along the Iskcon-Ambli BRTS corridor and on several connecting roads.Sentosa Park Society in Jodhpur, which was flooded during the July 2026 rain, once again faced water accumulation at its entrance. The recurrence has renewed residents’ concerns about the effectiveness of the city’s stormwater drainage system.AMC said it received 25 complaints related to waterlogging and 11 reports of fallen trees. Trees fell on parked vehicles in Maninagar and near Parimal Garden in Navrangpura. No casualties were reported.
Waterlogging in Shela in Ahmedabad on September 14, Monday
The civic body deployed 34 Varun pumps and 58 fighter dewatering pumps at 92 locations. Manual labourers were sent to more than 100 waterlogged spots to open catchpits and manhole covers. However, drainage remained slow in several areas, with water remaining on the roads long after the rain had stopped.AMC and state irrigation department also opened nine gates of the Vasna Barrage. The level in the Sabarmati was maintained at 126.5ft, with 7,539 cusecs of water released. The release helped water recede in low-lying areas including Paldi, Vasna, Navrangpura, Vadaj and Dudheshwar.
Akhbarnagar underpass in Ahmedabad was shut down after rain on Sept 14, Monday
The city has received 781.5mm, or 30.8 inches, of rain so far this monsoon. This is 85.5% of Ahmedabad’s five-year average seasonal rainfall. Yet Monday’s spell showed that even before the city reaches its seasonal benchmark, its roads, underpasses and drainage network remain vulnerable to a few hours of persistent rain.
