Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor, Sulochana Das on Monday issued directions to complete the ongoing drain construction and de-silting work before the onset of the monsoon.
The BMC officials attended a meeting at their office on Monday to find ways and mean to tackle the water-logging problem in the city during the rainy season. Corporators of 67 wards, officials of the Engineering department, R& B department, and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) attended the meeting.
After the meeting, Das informed that directions have been issued to construct barricades near open drains and complete the de-silting work of all the main drains in the city within a week. Similarly, direction has also been issued to complete the de-silting work of all the feeder-drains by June 25, she added.
The corporators have been asked to make sure that the under-construction projects in their respective wards are completed before the onset of monsoon, informed sources.
