Ludhiana, July 20 -- Municipal corporation's claims of monsoon preparedness were washed away by brief showers here on Sunday that left many areas across the city waterlogged.

Last month, the MC had claimed to have started a desilting campaign for sewers in waterlogging-prone areas.

The worst affected areas were Transport Nagar, Dholewal Chowk, Partap Chowk, RK Road, Ferozepur Road and Gill Road.

The MC has identified around 150 points across the city that are vulnerable to waterlogging due to a lack of sewerage capacity in case of a downpour. This leads to waterlogging as soon as the city receives even light showers for as brief as half an hour.

"This situation is entirely predictable, as the city lacks a dedicated network of storm se...