In Varanasi, sand bags were found in the sewer line; FIR filed. A video from Shivala's street went viral on social media, raising suspicions of conspiracy during the investigation.

A video of waterlogging in a lane near the Ratnakar Park garbage dump, located near Agarwal Radio in the Shivala ward of Varanasi, went viral on the night of September 10. This caused a stir in the municipal corporation, and the water supply department and municipal team started working on it from Friday morning. According to the municipal corporation, a sandbag was placed at the mouth of the main sewer line in this lane and closed off. The workers removed it and restarted the line. In such a situation, this is an engineering feat.