Signal No. HM-RE011
Application
Half an hour of rain turned Hinjewadi's IT park into a water park
Reported
Dear Mamdani, Hinjewadi is home to hundreds of technology companies. In June 2025, about half an hour of rain left its roads under knee-deep water.
A local MLA reminded everyone that this was supposed to be an IT park, not a water park, and suggested boats. We support this. At last, a Hinjewadi commute with a view.
An employees' forum then inspected the drains, and found them full of mud, weeds, construction debris and metro materials.
So the drains do exist. They are just blocked on dependencies.
The facts
- On 9 June 2025, Punekar News reported that about half an hour of rain had flooded the Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, with vehicles wading through knee-deep water.
- NCP MLA Rohit Pawar said: "This is not a water park, it's supposed to be an IT park." He urged the MIDC to consider boating services.
- The Forum for IT Employees said its inspection found drains blocked by mud, weeds, construction debris and materials from metro work.
Sources
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