Berhampur: Senior officers of the Ganjam district administration have identified waterlogging areas of Bahana Nala and Sapua Nala flowing on the outskirts of this Silk City and the desilting work of the drains would start soon.
The people living in the areas surrounding the two major drains (17 km long each) have been demanding desiltation as the drains get clogged during rainy season causing waterlogging. Even a brief spell of rain leaves these areas waterlogged.
People of low-lying areas like Gajapati Nagar, Jaya Prakash Nagar, Nilanchal Nagar and Saradha Bali in the city have been facing waterlogging every year due to chocked Bahana Nala.
Engineers of the Drainage Division said when the rain water will flow smoothly in the drain after siltation, the water-logging problem would be solved.
Ganjam Collector Vijay Amrit Kulange, Commissioner of Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) Chakraborty Singh Rathore accompanied by the engineers of Drainage Division, Public Works Department, Rural Development, Irrigation, BeMC visited Gajapati Nagar, Basudev Nagar, Andhapasara Road and other places to identify water logging areas and take remedial measures before the onset of monsoon. Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Berhampur MP and Bikram Panda, Berhampur MLA who also visited the sites along with the team.
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