November 06, 2019
We are urging the citizens to cooperate
We are urging the citizens to cooperate and not dirty the nullahs.As a
precautionary measure against any possible scams in desilting works, the civic
body has split the responsibility of overseeing the work between the Solid Waste
Management Department (SWMD) and the Vigilance Department this year.â€
Meanwhile,
the BMC has assured that flooding spots have been brought down to 40 this year,
as opposed to 55 last year, by installing extra pumps at these locations. It has
also identified only three chronic flooding spots in the city, including
Hindmata Cinema, Nair Hospital gate at Mumbai Central, and road number 24 at
Sion, and it will take exclusive measures for these areas. The SWMD will now be
responsible only for the dumping of waste at nine dumping spots already
identified by the BMC. It claims Hindmata will not flood this year, as the
Britannia pumping station will be operational this monsoon. blown
film extruder Poinsar river after it was cleaned a few days ago Addressing
the issue of nullah desilting that has been plaguing the BMC for a week now, the
administration has shifted the onus of ensuring the city does not flood, to
citizens.
Through an official statement issued by the additional municipal
commissioner Sanjay Deshmukh on Friday, the administration said even though it
completes desilting work on nullahs, the residents of the areas throw garbage in
the nullahs again, and they get dirty within weeks if left unattended.
The BMC
has also said there is no mechanism to keep a check on this, and the only way is
to clean the nullahs again. Mr Deshmukh said, "There have been accusations that
the administration does not work.Addressing the issue of nullah desilting that
has been plaguing the BMC for a week now, the administration has shifted the
onus of ensuring the city does not flood, to citizens. It is not possible for
the civic body to keep vigilance in the areas 24X7
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