Panchkula, July 3 -- As monsoon rains lash the region, residents of Chandi Kotla village in the Chandimandir area of Panchkula are once again caught in a cycle of hardship. Muddy water has inundated homes across the low-lying village, soaking furniture, damaging household goods and leaving families to cope with yet another year of monsoon misery.

The flooding has become a grim annual ritual for Chandi Kotla's roughly 300 households. Located at a lower elevation, the village bears the brunt of runoff from surrounding hilly areas.

With no proper stormwater drainage system in place, the rainwater collects quickly, turning streets and homes into muddy swamps.

"This is not the first time we are suffering like this - it happens every year. W...