Pre-monsoon works: BMC focuses on spots prone to water-logging

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : May 02 2018 | 10:55 PM IST

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has undertaken works to clean the storm water drains and to prevent water clogging during monsoons.

"Our regular pre-monsoon works have begun and are in a full-swing. The repairing and desilting of all major and minor nullahs has been going on since last month. We aim to complete the pre-monsoon work before deadline," Chief engineer (storm water drains) V H Khandkar told PTI today.

He said that BMC has already conducted a pre-monsoon survey in which it found 225 places where possibility of water logging are quite high.

"We are focusing on these spots. All efforts are being made to make this year's monsoon hassle-free," he said.

Areas like Hindmata, Gandhi Market near King Circle, Sion, Borivili, Mulund, Andheri, Bandra and Mahim are notorious for water-clogging.

Torrential rain pummelled Mumbai on August 29 last year, which disrupted rail, road and air services. Clogged water drains was the main cause behind the inundation of various areas.

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First Published: May 02 2018 | 10:55 PM IST

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