Sheopur, July 5 -- Heavy rainfall in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district on Saturday led to severe waterlogging, causing major inconvenience to residents as water entered residential areas and vehicles were submerged.

Several colonies located along the Shivpuri Road were severely affected. Cars, bikes and other four-wheelers parked outside homes were submerged in floodwater.

Sheopur Municipal Corporation officials blamed the unplanned drainage system constructed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for the situation.

"The drains constructed by NHAI are not quality work. I have complained several times before the collector and engineers were instructed to perform quality work. However, they neither followed the instructions ...