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Just one spell of heavy rain waterlogs Sakinaka road, exposes poor drainage system
Just one spell of heavy rain waterlogs Sakinaka road, exposes poor drainage system

Time of India

time08-05-2025

  • Climate
  • Time of India

Just one spell of heavy rain waterlogs Sakinaka road, exposes poor drainage system

Mumbai: Videos and photos of a waterlogged Sakinaka road following Wednesday's downpour went viral after it was shared by the Chandivli Citizens Welfare Association (CCWA) on social media platform X. The footage showed vehicles wading through waterlogged, filth-ridden streets, highlighting the area's poor drainage system that was overwhelmed by just one spell of a post, CCWA said, "Despite @mybmc budget of around Rs. 75000/- crores, this is the condition of Sakinaka in Mumbai. One shower and monsoon preparedness of @mybmcWardL is exposed."Mandeep Singh Makkar, founder of the association, said there was a traffic jam on the stretch, and it appears that the civic administration too was caught off guard owing to the unseasonal rains. "This is just a few kilometres away from the city's international airport. Politicians who come for inaugurating these drain cleaning works put up banners and disappear thereafter, leaving citizens to bear the brunt of this half-done work," said X handle, @weworkngo, pointed out, "Heavy rainfall has turned Sakinaka Metro Station into a nightmare! The streets are flooded, littered with debris, and vehicles are struggling to move. The situation is dire—urgent action needed to tackle this mess!"In response, the BMC blamed a high-intensity 15–20-minute downpour observed in Sakinaka and Chandivali. "Despite ongoing desilting work on the Safed Pool nalla system, the rain and floating material caused Nalla No. 10 to overflow for about 20-30 minutes, resulting in nine inches of waterlogging. The storm water drain department has commenced desilting Nalla No. 10 (Major Nalla), which passes through dense slums," said the BMC in a reply to the BMC undertakes drain cleaning a few months ahead of the monsoon, with most of the work completed before the rains arrive. Civic officials said garbage dumped by citizens in the drains often clogs them again, making it difficult to keep the stormwater network flowing smoothly.

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