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Despite ₹792 crore spent under the Smart City project, major roads, hospitals and residential areas continue to flood after just hours of rain, most recently in July 2026 when dozens of neighbourhoods were submerged; SMC identified ~60 waterlogging hotspots citywide.
The official record states: "SMC Commissioner said "rainfall was more than the drainage capacity"; a Smart City official said many flooded roads "were not executed under the Smart City project" for drainage. The J&K government ordered an external audit."
“Seven hundred and ninety-two crore spent and the hospitals still flood after an afternoon's rain.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
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“Seven hundred and ninety-two crore of smart city work and the hospital corridors still flood after an afternoon of rain.”
“Sixty waterlogging hotspots identified by the corporation, which is a thorough survey of its own drainage project.”
“The commissioner says the rain exceeded the drainage capacity, and the Smart City office says those roads were somebody else's roads.”
