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VMC, APSRTC plan drainage fix for Vijayawada bus station flooding
The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) and the AP State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) are preparing a joint plan to end chronic waterlogging near the low bridge outside the Pandit Nehru Bus Station, the main route to Hyderabad.
VMC Commissioner Dhyanachandra H.M. said on 7 October that the drainage pumping station at the low bridge can handle only road rainwater, but water from the bus station premises, which has no pumping station, converges there, causing knee-deep inundation every time it rains. He proposed a dedicated system for the bus station and strengthened pumping infrastructure.
The Commissioner said both departments would work together on a solution. No timeline or cost estimate has been announced.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The VMC and APSRTC have agreed on a problem, water from the bus station converges at a low bridge that lacks the pumping capacity to handle it, but they have yet to agree on who pays for the dedicated drainage system they now say is needed. The bus station itself has no pumping station, so each rain event floods the main connecting road to Hyderabad, disrupting thousands of commuters. The next step is a joint plan, but neither a deadline nor a budget estimate has been announced, leaving residents and travellers waiting for the next downpour to see if talks produce anything beyond statements.
Source: thehindu.com
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