Gandhinagar: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday laid the foundation stone of a pumping station project that will solve the waterlogging problem in Bopal-Ghuma and surrounding areas. These localities experienced severe waterlogging this monsoon when a heavy spell dumped 21 inches of rain in 24 hours.“Among other projects, the foundation stone has been laid for a pumping station at Bopal. These areas fall under the constituencies of CM Bhupendra Patel and me. This monsoon, there was 21 inches of rain and water entered homes. Women were very angry when I had gone to meet them,” Shah recollected, saying that he had been an MLA of the constituency, and the areas fall under his LS constituency as well.He added, “When I met the people there, nobody acted inappropriately, but I could read the question in their eyes. They wanted to know when this problem will be resolved. I assured them that before I come and seek their votes in the 2029 election, there will be no waterlogging even if there is 25 inches of rain. Work on that project has begun today.”Several societies of Bopal, Ambli, Ghuma, Shela and adjoining areas in western Ahmedabad experienced heavy waterlogging following a torrential downpour in Aug.Shah also targeted Congress, stating that it did nothing for residents of Rama Pir No Tekro despite the locality being a traditional vote bank of the party. He said that the BJP-led AMC and state govt have made excellent housing facilities for about 50,000 residents there.
