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As rain continues in Uttar Pradesh for the past 3-4 days, a man in Hardoi district has filed a complaint, blaming Lord Indra, the Hindu god of rain, for the incessant rainfall.
Suraj Tiwari, a resident of Nevadda Paras village in Mallawan block, filed the complaint through the state’s public grievance portal. He complained that “Indradev” had been causing excessive rainfall in the district for several hours and sought officials to use their “divine contacts” to control the downpour.
“Sometimes heavy and sometimes slow rainfall is completely disrupting normal life. Indradev is continuously causing rain without any prior information, putting the general public to unnecessary trouble,” Tiwari said in his complaint to the administration on September
26.
He pointed out that roads, lanes and low-lying areas had been inundated, making it difficult for people to leave their homes and affecting their daily work. The prolonged rain had also raised fresh concerns among farmers over damage to their crops.
The complaint’s concluding request was addressed to the district magistrate.
“I do not know Indradev’s mobile number. Therefore, I request the district magistrate to take this matter seriously and, through his divine means of communication, issue necessary directions to Indradev so that the rain can be controlled immediately and the people of the district can get relief,” Tiwari said.
The unusual complaint has since been widely shared on social media, amid discussion on the disruption caused by the prolonged spell of rain that continued over the weekend.
UP Rain
Fifty-six people were killed in rain-and storm-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh since Friday, while several districts were grappling with a flood-like situation after an intense three-day wet spell, officials said.
The depression over the state weakened into a well-marked low pressure area on Sunday, bringing some respite from rainfall.
According to data shared by the office of the relief commissioner, between September 25 and the morning of September 27, 56 people had died and 46 were injured in rain and storm-related incidents in the state.
The highest number of deaths during the 60-hour period were reported from Sitapur (7), followed by Lakhimpur Kheri, Bahraich and Balrampur (5 each), and Ayodhya and Gorakhpur (4 each). The official said 1,021 houses were damaged.
According to an administration press note in Hardoi, seven people died and seven others were injured in Hardoi between September 25 and 27 in incidents linked to excessive rainfall, snakebites and other rain-related events.
