Civic bodies in Thane, Navi Mumbai issue directives for monsoon preparedness

The officials on Tuesday said that the civic authorities in Thane and Navi Mumbai have issued directives for monsoon preparedness and set deadlines for completing infrastructure works reported news agency PTIThane Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao has ordered the completion of all ongoing development projects by May 20 with specific attention to Ghodbunder RoadHe has asked officials to focus on 24x7 operational control rooms expedite road and pothole repairs by the MMRDA and MSRDC with deadlines for key roads remove metro barricades take joint efforts with railways for drain cleaning come up with detailed traffic management plan among other measures by May 30 reported PTIAccording to officials Navi Mumbai municipal commissioner Dr Kailash Shinde has ordered the completion of premonsoon tasks like drain cleaning and tree pruning alongside continuous operation of control rooms and regular field inspections reported PTIHis directives include swift maintenance of essential services roads water sewage parks and action on dangerous buildings they saidMeanwhile KalyanDombivli municipal commissioner Abhinav Goyal convened a meeting to discuss the readiness of all departments especially fire setting up emergency medical facilities in hospitals and collaboration with police for the evacuation of residents from highrisk buildings with schools designated as temporary shelters reported PTIBMC steps up monsoon preparedness to prevent flooding in MumbaiAhead of Mumbai rains the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC is taking major steps to prevent waterlogging in floodprone areas of the city before the arrival of monsoon seasonSeveral lowlying areas in Mumbai witness waterlogging during heavy rainsHe directed the BMC officials to work in coordination with the railway officialsBangar suggested conducting a hydraulic survey and implementing appropriate measures to improve water dischargeHe conducted a field inspection of several waterloggingprone locations in the city and eastern suburbs including the Mankhurd underpass Chemburs Shell Colony underpass Tembhi Bridge SG Barve Road near Chandrodya Society at Kurla Junction Chunabhatti railway station and the Hindmata rainwater holding pondBangar was accompanied by Chief Engineer Stormwater Drains Shridhar Chaudhary and other senior officialsThe statement said that specific measures are to be taken at the Mankhurd Maharashtra Nagar underpass to prevent flooding while systematic drainage planning is to be carried out in the Tembhi Bridge areaAt Hindmata pumping station the operation must be made more efficient with the installation of flow meters and standardisation of pump capacity across all seven pumps the official statement saidTo ensure faster rainwater drainage during monsoon additional pumping facilities are to be installed where necessary Internet of Things IoT based technology will be integrated with existing pumps to enable realtime monitoring through disaster management systems These sensors will help immediately detect whether pumps are operational or not the BMC saidIt said that as part of premonsoon preparations BMCrsquos Stormwater Drainage Department is actively carrying out various works the officials saidWith inputs from PTIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params