BMC Claims To Have Completed 99% Of Pre-Monsoon Nullah Cleaning Work
by Suraj V. Digital Marketing (sr. SEO Expert)According to reports, data from
the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) highlights
that it has finished 99 per cent of the pre-monsoon nullah cleaning work. Based
on accounts, desilting from eastern suburbs and minor nullahs is 100 per cent
finished. On the other hand, work in the western suburb, island city and Mithi
River could be completed in the next few days, data says.
It has been reported that data
from the BMC elucidates that it has attained 99.13 per cent of nullah-desilting
across the city. Narratives suggest that there are five rivers and 309 major
nullahs in Mumbai.
Major nullahs stretch to 290-km and the 508 minor nullahs are spread across
605-km. In aggregate, Mumbai has a 2004-km-long drain and nullah network.
Officials from the Storm Water
Drainage (SWD) department were quoted in reports elaborating on how for this
year, the BMC set a target of removing 9.10 lakh metric tonnes of silt from all
nullahs before Mumbai rains commence. To date, 9.03 lakh metric
tonnes of the slit have been removed, accounts mention.
Data further elaborates that in
the island city, 97.50 per cent of the target has been removed till May 28.
Likewise, in the western suburbs, 97.05 per cent of the work has been finished.
Similarly, Mithi River has seen 95.70 per cent completion of the target
desilting.
It is anticipated that the
pre-monsoon work could be completed by May 31. Previously, the civic body was
criticized for the delay in nullah-cleaning work. Following this, BMC
Chief, Iqbal Singh Chahal proclaimed that the civic authority will work in
two-shift to complete the nullah cleaning.
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