In view of the upcoming monsoon, a special drive is being run by the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) for cleaning the drains of the city but the drains are still clogged in the areas of Harmu and Argora Chowk of Ward 26.
A short distance away from Argora Chowk, the big drain coming from the old Argora Chowk is still blocked. Due to lack of cleanliness, there is a pile of garbage. This drain is on the side of the main road. Due to the blockage of the drain, water gets accumulated till the knee on the main road during the rainy season.
It may be mentioned here that people had to face a lot of trouble due to waterlogging on this road last year. Many VIP cars pass through this road. After which the road construction department did the work of raising the road by 3 feet but even now, due to non-cleaning of the drain, dirty water can accumulate on the road at any time.
Local resident Sanjay Kumar said that nothing is being done by the corporation. In the rainy season, when water starts entering the house, then the drain itself has to be cleaned. Due to the blockage of the drain, water gets accumulated on the road till the knee in the rainy season. Due to this, the people commuting on the road have to face a lot of trouble. Here the drains have not been cleaned by the corporation for the last 5 months. Ward Councillor, Arun Jha said that the drains are being cleaned by JCB. All the drains of the ward will be cleaned before the rainy season.
It may be also mentioned here that one week earlier Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Development, Vinay Kumar Choubey had given strict instructions to all the Municipal Commissioners, Executive Officers in the review meeting organized through video conferencing. After reviewing the progress of the schemes related to sanitation in the meeting, he said that the problem of water logging in the cities would be reduced to a great extent due to the cleaning of drains before the onset of rains so complete it on time. He also said that if additional manpower and machines are required for this, then arrange for that too, but there will be no compromise on cleanliness.
The Secretary clearly instructed the officer during the meeting that before the rainy season, all small and big drains should be cleaned. “Start this work from May 21 and complete it by June 10. Issue all municipal body WhatsApp numbers among citizens. Water logging complaints will be received through WhatsApp. Work in coordination with citizens by forming a response team. Keep a standby team ready to resolve the complaint related to cleanliness in the municipal areas of the State,” he added.