Karnal, July 8 -- The monsoon's first heavy rain on Tuesday disrupted normal life and left several roads and residential areas waterlogged for hours in several places of Haryana. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), 78.5 mm of rain was recorded between 8.30am and 5.30pm at the Karnal AWS station.

The rain left commuters and pedestrians struggling on roads and in residential areas like Sector 13, Model Town, Sector 7, ITI Chowk, Railway Road and others.

Residents alleged that, like every year, the municipal corporation (MC) failed to clean drains on time. Shopkeepers along the under-construction single-pillar flyover, expressed anguish at the administration for the delay in work and heavy rain.

Sagar Madaan, who owns ...