Shraddha Jadhav sets deadline for all civic departments to address issues such as pothole-ridden roads, prevention of malaria, garbage disposal and restoration of storm water drainages
Shraddha Jadhav sets deadline for all civic departments to address issues such as pothole-ridden roads, prevention of malaria, garbage disposal and restoration of storm water drainages
With several Mumbaikars complaining of the city's unpreparedness in the face of the monsoon, Mayor Shraddha Jadhav called a meeting of officials from different organs of the city to ensure that the citizens' woes are addressed within eight days time.
Mayor Shraddha Jadhav
An official present at the meeting held at the BMC headquarters said, "Every zonal deputy commissioner was present for the meeting and voiced the problems they face during the rains.
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Representatives from Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), Western and Central Railway, Airport Authority of India (AAI), Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), the Traffic police, Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) and Mhada attended the meeting.
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The representatives discussed the various problem areas and also suggested to each other how matters could be improved.
MMRDA
Topping the list of woes are the pothole-ridden roads. Acting on this complaint, Mayor Jadhav told the authorities that all potholes on the roads had to be filled in by June 20 and all construction material lying on the streets had to be cleared.
Traffic police
In course of the meeting, the traffic police officials also suggested to the civic body to increase the height of SV Road from Vile Parle to Goregaon, as residents had complained waterlogging upto a height of almost two feet. The mayor also informed police officials to fan out during the days of high tides and heavy rainfall in the chronic areas so as to direct and divert traffic.
Railways
In an attempt to curb the spread of malaria, the BMC also discussed additional measures for the prevention of the disease. One of the measures suggested was that the railways equip themselves with medicines to treat malaria at all Railway Hospitals in order to distribute the load of patients. Additionally, the Mayor has given the Railways an order to clear up all garbage from the stations.
MSRDC
Mayor Jadhav also instructed MSRDC officials to ensure that all storm water drains are cleaned before June 20, to avoid any waterlogging on the various highways cutting across the city.u00a0
MBPT
The BMC raised a big hue and cry against the 2,000 tonnes of garbage accumulated on Port Trust land, and were given strict directives that all the refuse be dumped before June 20.
Mhada
The housing authority has been instructed to take action on all the dilapidated structures.
Meanwhile, all BMC's deputy municipal commissioners have been asked to review all the nullah cleaning work in the city and carry out the work immediately.
BMC's standing committee Chairperson Rahul Shewale said, "The minor nullahs are cleaned on the ward level and they will be checked again."
He further mentioned "We have a machine at KEM Hospital, which separates the platelets from the blood, and that blood can be transfused again into the donor. We would be installing these machines at Nair and Sion Hospitals also."
The remaining work of repairing roads would also be done. Mayor Jadhav in the meeting also informed the officials of every department to come out with monsoon guidelines for citizens as soon as possible.
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