MAPUSA
Every year, the Mapusa Muncipal Council takes a head start in starting all monsoon related works. And each year, the civic body promises to do a better job than the
previous year.
This year too, the MMC Chairperson Rohan Kavlekar hopes that there will be no flooding in the market as all market drains have been cleaned and new broader and cross drains have been built to ensure rain water is
drained out.
While desilting work of around 10 big nullahs has been entrusted to the water resources department, the civic body has tendered desilting of drains in various wards to two contractors at Rs 1.50 lakh.
The civic body has chalked out a programme to undertake pre-monsoon works in different wards in the city.
As per the plan, every ward will get 13 labourers who will ensure all the drains in the ward are cleaned and all roadside debris lifted.
“This year we hope there will be no flooding in the Mapusa market. All the market drains have been cleaned and at some places the drains have been widened and new cross drains have been built,” said Kavlekar.
He said the pre-monsoon works, which started from April 16, in at least six wards have been completed and all the wards will be ready by May 31. The chairperson said that most city roads have already been hot-mixed, except for one or two roads which will be taken up before May 15.
He said work on pruning of trees and cutting of dangerous trees were in progress.
“We have asked the councilors to provide information on trees which need to be cut. The chief officer and the mamlatdar will then inspect the trees and accordingly prepare a list,” he said. “We will also take up cleaning of public wells in various wards.”
