The administrator of the civic body has asked officials to file police complaints against agencies and contractors if they fail to remove debris from the roadside. In many cases, rubble is dumped into our city drains, leading to flooding.

Our monsoon season is barely three months away, and work to make the city ‘flood-proof’ has begun. While the prevention of flooding is being worked on, we say this has been a long time coming. Monsoon or no monsoon, debris and rubble thrown into drains is a no-no.