The Baleswar Municipality has sanctioned atotal of Rs40 lakh for cleaning various drains in the municipality area.While each of 31 wards has been given Rs80,000 for cleaning of small drains, the rest Rs15.2 lakh would be spent on cleaning of major drains.
“Around Rs40 lakh would be spent by the end of this monsoon season. The work for clearing drains from weeds and removing shrubs along drain slopes in each ward has already started. The cleaning work of major drains is in progress,” Executive Officer Subash Chandra Jena told mediapersons.
The municipality has undertaken the drain cleaning work after it successfully evicted shops and construction along the drain embankments.
“Major roads have been handed over to the Works Department while the drainage division has agreed to renovate two major drains of the town. The division has already prepared detailed project reports for renovation of the two drains to a length of 5 km with an estimate cost of Rs8 crore. Renovation works for other drains would be taken up in a phased manner,” Baleswar Municipality Chairman Alok Sahu.
He also informed that 128 rooms would be constructed in the Vidyut Marg for evicted traders by August 15.