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Bengal identifies 300 waterlogging black spots ahead of monsoon
Kolkata: Municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul has directed civic bodies to begin immediate preventive work after the government identified 300 waterlogging-prone black spots across Bengal, including 22 in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation…
The Story in Brief
Kolkata: Municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul has directed civic bodies to begin immediate preventive work after the government identified 300 waterlogging-prone black spots across Bengal, including 22 in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation area. The monsoon is expected to arrive around June 8.
At a virtual meeting with KMC, KMDA, PWD, SUDA and other agencies, Paul said lessons from last year's flooding were being used in this year's strategy. Vulnerable areas include Chingrighata in Bidhannagar, parts along the Bagjola canal and the Chorial canal belt. Extra pumps are on standby. Paul will personally inspect major spots between June 1 and June 7.
The Indian Opinion
The minister's promise to visit black spots personally is welcome, but Kolkata has heard such pledges before, the real test is whether the 300 identified spots see visible improvement during the first heavy downpour. Encroachments along canals, especially near Bagjola, threaten to undo any drainage work, and Paul has rightly flagged the issue. Will the PWD's examination of these encroachments produce concrete action, or just another report? The answer will come when water rises on June 8.
Source: millenniumpost.in
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