Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has undertaken works to clean the stormwater 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 have been going on since last month. We aim to complete the pre-monsoon work before the deadline,” Chief engineer
He said that BMC has already conducted a pre-monsoon a survey in which it found 225 places where the possibility of waterlogging is 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, Borivali, 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 were the main cause of the inundation of various areas.
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