Friday, August 31, 2012

Silchar under water in absence of proper drainage

In the absence of a contemporary emptying facility, the nearly-3.5 hundred thousand world of Silchar is facing the worst ever waterlogging downside to own affected this second largest city of Assam.

According to a political candidate of the water resource department, Silchar received one hundred forty four.2 metric linear unit precipitation throughout the past two4 hours. Earlier, on Wednesday night, the realm received 102 metric linear unit precipitation at intervals a amount of solely 3 hours. "The space has received record precipitation at AN abnormal rate," same the official.

Most residential areas and roads within the city have gone below knee-deep water owing to unexampled significant precipitation over the past 2 days. The waterlogging menace has been enlarged within the absence of a contemporary and correct emptying network, sources extra.

Many areas as well as Shillongpatty, Ambikapatty, Church Road, Rangirkhari, Sonai Road, Link Road, Club Road, Malugram, Vivekananda Road, Hailakandi Road, the national main road and unnumbered lanes and bylanes remained soggy owing to the incessant rain.

Many instructional establishments as well as Narshing Higher lyceum, Holy Cross Higher lyceum, Radhamadhav faculty and many residences and business institutions ar below water, inflicting plenty of suffering to the individuals. faculties have suspended categories for the past 2 days. Government institutions as well as Mizoram House on Sonai Road, Rangirkhari police outpost, workplace of the inspector of colleges and lots of others ar inundated by fresh water.

NH 306 connecting Assam with Mizoram via Silchar is below water, resulting in disruption of traffic. The roads ar dotted by immense potholes, adding to the woes of commuters.

Sources alleged that because the system of this city has folded over the years and authorities have didn't develop any trendy emptying facilities, waterlogging could be a regular development throughout the rains.

Silchar Municipal Board chairwoman Susmita Dev same the waterlogging downside has remained unresolved over the years owing to the lackadaisical angle of the PWD and therefore the Border Roads Task Force.

Sources same a Rs a hundred and seventy.77-crore storm-water emptying theme, the primary of its kind in Assam, that was launched here in 2007, has didn't initiate even 5 years later.

But the theme derailed once the NBCC abandoned the project alleging non-cooperation on the a part of the regime.

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