Following the directives issued by the district commissioner Amitabh Kaushal, a team led by additional district magistrate, Ganesh Kumar on Tuesday inspected the drains under the Mango Notified Area Committee(MNAC) area in view of arrival of monsoon.
Kumar, who was accompanied by special officer of MNAC Jagdish Yadav gave important instructions to expedite the task of cleaning the drains before rains slash the city. Kumar said that the special officer has been asked to clean drains all the drains and lift up garbage in the areas. MNAC will also sprinkle bleaching powder. During the rainy season the roads turned into that makes their life hell. The rain water enters in this trough formed due to lack of repairs and caused problems for the commuters.
“Every monsoon, the clogged drains reveal the sorry tale. Moreover it also leads to breeding ground for the mosquitoes. We are taking preventive measures to ensure a safe rainy season,” noted a district official. On the other hand, Yadav said that the Mango Notified Area Committee (MNAC), which acts as a municipal body to oversee the day-to-day municipal requirements of about 1.80 lakh population, is taking steps to ensure that there is no water clogging during the Monsoon season.