Rohtak, Sept. 14 -- In the wake of recent floods due to heavy rainfall, the streets of Sagwan village in Bhiwani's Tosham assembly segment remain flooded with knee-deep murky water despite there having been no rain in the region for the last one week. The village which has a population of 12,000 has been inundated under knee-deep stagnant and foul-smelling water since August 3 when heavy rainfall lashed the region.

Sarpanch representative Baljeet Singh, on Saturday, said that the streets, crematorium ground and three schools are waterlogged. Apart from that two waterworks stations in the village are inundated. "Stagnant water will cause a lot of problems, especially diseases," he said.

"Of 1,200 houses, more than 1,000 houses are empty ...