Ranjan Sharma in Kargil petrol pump area said "we are under house arrest, cannot move out as the rain water is not getting channelled out." In Belanganj area, the roads were under water, as drains were choked, said Jugal Kishor at the Etmauddaula view point park. Farmer Ravi Singh said "the rains are good for the Kharif crops. But we still need plenty to fill up all community ponds."
Meanwhile, the 90-odd mayors from different parts of the country, attending the 50th convention of the All India Mayors Council, got a fair idea of the civic problems in the city, with the heavy rain.