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9.39 crore solution to Uttam Nagar waterlogging problem
Ahmedabad: The city civic body has allocated Rs 9.39 crore for projects to address waterlogging in Maninagar ward's Uttam Nagar area. The area is among the 157 identified 'trouble' spots during monsoon.
At a meeting of AMC's water and sewerage committee on Monday, a proposal to build a 900mm gravity line and a new stormwater pumping station at a cost of Rs 7.46 crore to tackle waterlogging at Uttam Nagar was approved.
Moreover, a 600mm stormwater line will be laid to pump water from this spot to Kharicut Canal through Avkar Hall area. Furthermore, Rs 1.93 crore was approved for desilting all drainage lines in Maninagar ward, taking the total cost to Rs 9.39 crore.
However, civic body sources said that despite the allocation, this monsoon will not be hassle-free for people of this area.
More than 10 significant waterlogging spots have been identified in 200m to 1km radius of Chandola lake, and among them is the area near Mahavir School crossroads in Isanpur. A 600mm stormwater line will be laid to connect this spot to the lake for Rs 1.83 crore. AMC's standing committee had okayed the project proposal on Oct 24 last year.
Additionally, AMC approved a proposal to install a rainwater harvesting structure with eco-blocks on Bandhan Triangle Road near SG Road in the Sola area of Gota ward for Rs 13 crore. More than seven waterlogging spots were identified by AMC in all zonal offices, sub-zonal offices, ward offices, hospitals, and schools in the Vasna and Navrangpura wards of the city.
It has been decided to lay stormwater lines at a cost of Rs 216 crore to resolve the waterlogging issues at 10 spots in Vejalpur, Vasna, and Navrangpura. A Rs 36.27 crore project for a stormwater line from Makraba police headquarters to the Sabarmati via Fatehwadi Canal was also okayed. A proposal to lay stormwater drains using micro-tunneling from Manekbaug to Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee; from Jaydeep Tower to Malav Lake, and from downstream Vasna Barrage to Fatehwadi Canal for Rs 180.17 crore was also approved.
