BENGALURU: Ever wondered easy methods to keep watch over foul scent emanating from stormwater drains (SWDs) criss-crossing the city? The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) thinks it will possibly do so through masking drains. The Palike has, under a brand new undertaking, made up our minds to hide a stormwater drain that scythes via RMV Extension II Stage, but professionals and residents aren’t enthused through the theory.
Under a Rs Four-crore undertaking, the drain can be coated within 4 months to ensure surrounding areas are unfastened from foul scent.
The scent from the SWD snaking via ISRO Layout, Dollars Colony, BEL Road and Manjunath Layout increases right through monsoon. “Every time it rains, the stink turns insufferable,” mentioned Bettegowda, leader engineer officer (SWD), BBMP.
Admitting that residents have been complaining about the issue, Bettegowda mentioned the drain gets a makeover under a brand new undertaking — remodelling of number one and secondary water drains — taken up for the Hebbal Valley. The undertaking can be taken up in different valleys later.
BBMP officers blame the Bengaluru Sewage and Supply Board (BWSSB) for the stink. According to them, BWSSB has been permitting sewage float into these tertiary drains. “Regardless of our notices and requests, they didn’t prevent it. Now the high court has issued an order to BWSSB to not free up sewage into tertiary drains,” mentioned Bettegowda.
While the BBMP is working round-the-clock to ensure construction is completed soon, not all residents consider masking the drain is a solution to the issue. “Instead of spending this sort of massive amount of cash on beautifying a drainage line, they need to to find the supply of the scent and keep watch over it. They may just use the cash properly for some other building works,” mentioned Alok C, a resident of RMV Extension.
Some residents, however, heaved a sigh of aid. “During wet season we will be able to’t even stay our doors open on account of the foul scent,” mentioned Radha Krishna Swamy, a resident of RMV II Stage.
The drain-remodelling undertaking at Hebbal Valley envisages laying an anti-corrosive sheet of 1mm thickness on most sensible of SWDs. “This a trial undertaking. Once it’s a hit we can try to put in force it in the different valleys too,” mentioned Shivaprasad, technical assistant, SWD, BBMP.
The civic body can even reconstruct reinforcement cement concrete walls intermittently along the valley and supply chain-link fencing at various puts. The paintings is expected to pick pace after SWD contractors end their ongoing strike.
BBMP officers mentioned regardless that drains don't seem to be to be coated on the flooring degree, their retention walls could be raised and coated at an elevated degree and this is what they're doing in RMV Extension II Stage.
Under a Rs Four-crore undertaking, the drain can be coated within 4 months to ensure surrounding areas are unfastened from foul scent.
The scent from the SWD snaking via ISRO Layout, Dollars Colony, BEL Road and Manjunath Layout increases right through monsoon. “Every time it rains, the stink turns insufferable,” mentioned Bettegowda, leader engineer officer (SWD), BBMP.
Admitting that residents have been complaining about the issue, Bettegowda mentioned the drain gets a makeover under a brand new undertaking — remodelling of number one and secondary water drains — taken up for the Hebbal Valley. The undertaking can be taken up in different valleys later.
BBMP officers blame the Bengaluru Sewage and Supply Board (BWSSB) for the stink. According to them, BWSSB has been permitting sewage float into these tertiary drains. “Regardless of our notices and requests, they didn’t prevent it. Now the high court has issued an order to BWSSB to not free up sewage into tertiary drains,” mentioned Bettegowda.
While the BBMP is working round-the-clock to ensure construction is completed soon, not all residents consider masking the drain is a solution to the issue. “Instead of spending this sort of massive amount of cash on beautifying a drainage line, they need to to find the supply of the scent and keep watch over it. They may just use the cash properly for some other building works,” mentioned Alok C, a resident of RMV Extension.
Some residents, however, heaved a sigh of aid. “During wet season we will be able to’t even stay our doors open on account of the foul scent,” mentioned Radha Krishna Swamy, a resident of RMV II Stage.
The drain-remodelling undertaking at Hebbal Valley envisages laying an anti-corrosive sheet of 1mm thickness on most sensible of SWDs. “This a trial undertaking. Once it’s a hit we can try to put in force it in the different valleys too,” mentioned Shivaprasad, technical assistant, SWD, BBMP.
The civic body can even reconstruct reinforcement cement concrete walls intermittently along the valley and supply chain-link fencing at various puts. The paintings is expected to pick pace after SWD contractors end their ongoing strike.
BBMP officers mentioned regardless that drains don't seem to be to be coated on the flooring degree, their retention walls could be raised and coated at an elevated degree and this is what they're doing in RMV Extension II Stage.
BBMP to put a lid on stormwater drain at RMV
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