Bhubaneswar: BMC Mayor orders de-siltation of drains before Monsoon arrives

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor, Sulochana Das has issued directions to finish the ongoing drain construction & de-silting work before the onset of the Monsoon in Odisha.

Keeping the coming rainy season in view, a review meeting was held at the BMC office on Monday. The corporators of 67 wards, officials of the engineering department, R & D department, and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) were also present at the meeting.

After the meeting, BMC Mayor informed “Directions have been issued to construct barricades near open drains and complete the de-silting work of all the main drains in Bhubaneswar within a week.”

“Direction has also been issued to complete the de-silting work of all the feeder drains by June 25,” she added.

The corporators were also asked to make sure that the under-construction projects in their respective wards are completed before the onset of monsoon.