SDMC issues notice to PWD for clogged drains, garbage heaps

Gearing up for the monsoon season, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has issued around 280 challans and notices to PWD for clogged drains and garbage heaps on roads maintained by the Delhi government agency.
In the past one month many drains maintained by PWD were found to be laden with silt and garbage.
Such drains not only serve as breeding grounds for dengue and malaria causing mosquitoes but also add to the water logging woes during monsoon, said Shailender Singh, chairman of SDMC standing committee.
"In the past one month SDMC issued around 280 challans against PWD. Challans and notices will be issued repeatedly if the corrective measures are found to be lacking in case of specific cases of congested, overflowing drains and unattended garbage and construction waste," Singh said.

From Monday onwards, the officials and leaders of the civic body will go on rounds to inspect and identify drains and roads that have not been desilted and maintained.
"Although a challan is of Rs 500 only but we are using it to wake them up to ensure desilting of drains and removal of garbage and debris on roads before the rainy season starts," he said.

SDMC takes care of its drains but flooding and mosquito breeding complaints are blamed on it during the rainy season so the drive has been launched to ensure that all the drains are desilted before rains, said a senior municipal officer.

In SDMC areas, the localities lying under South zone of the municipal corporation are more prone to water logging and flooding and as such most of the challans have issued in the zone, he said.
The drive will be intensified in the coming days covering other zones of the civic body, he added.