MANGALURU: Encroachments on stormwater drains is the high reason why for the flooding that marooned town remaining week, published an period in-between report submitted by means of knowledgeable committee set up by means of the district deputy commissioner, at the contemporary flood state of affairs.
Giving out information about the same, deputy commissioner Sasikanth Senthil informed the media that the report submitted on Tuesday identified to encroachments on primary and minor stormwater drains in the town.
However, the committee has sought two more weeks to organize an in depth learn about on encroachments in town areas.
"We have been clearing blatant encroachments by demolishing structures built illegally. However, we need to seek legal opinion on certain properties which have such violations," he said, including they're going to come down heavily on encroachers, once a last report is submitted.
The district management has taken satellite pictures of the present town, as well as of Mangaluru since a decade in the past. "We will compare these two satellite imagery and thereby find encroachments," he said.
Senthil identified that the encroachments are on primary typhoon water drains which join the Nethravati and Phalguni rivers. The water waft to Phalguni is customary, whilst it's haphazard to the Nethravati river.
"We will study the findings of the report, and will focus on modernizing stormwater drains, henceforth," he added.
The first-of-its kind man-made flooding that befell following steady rain on May 29, had led to massive damage worth crores of rupees to town.
Rampant encroachment of stormwater drains used to be cited as one of the vital key causes for the disaster. It is said that most such drains in the town are encroached upon principally by means of the builder foyer, who've bribed officials from quite a lot of civic our bodies and other governmental departments, over several years.
The DC had on May 30 announced the putting in place of knowledgeable committee headed by means of Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) commissioner, to organize a report at the flooding. A three-day deadline used to be given to publish the report.
However, Muda commissioner Bhaskar requested the district management to grant time beyond regulation to convey out an in depth report.
Giving out information about the same, deputy commissioner Sasikanth Senthil informed the media that the report submitted on Tuesday identified to encroachments on primary and minor stormwater drains in the town.
However, the committee has sought two more weeks to organize an in depth learn about on encroachments in town areas.
"We have been clearing blatant encroachments by demolishing structures built illegally. However, we need to seek legal opinion on certain properties which have such violations," he said, including they're going to come down heavily on encroachers, once a last report is submitted.
The district management has taken satellite pictures of the present town, as well as of Mangaluru since a decade in the past. "We will compare these two satellite imagery and thereby find encroachments," he said.
Senthil identified that the encroachments are on primary typhoon water drains which join the Nethravati and Phalguni rivers. The water waft to Phalguni is customary, whilst it's haphazard to the Nethravati river.
"We will study the findings of the report, and will focus on modernizing stormwater drains, henceforth," he added.
The first-of-its kind man-made flooding that befell following steady rain on May 29, had led to massive damage worth crores of rupees to town.
Rampant encroachment of stormwater drains used to be cited as one of the vital key causes for the disaster. It is said that most such drains in the town are encroached upon principally by means of the builder foyer, who've bribed officials from quite a lot of civic our bodies and other governmental departments, over several years.
The DC had on May 30 announced the putting in place of knowledgeable committee headed by means of Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) commissioner, to organize a report at the flooding. A three-day deadline used to be given to publish the report.
However, Muda commissioner Bhaskar requested the district management to grant time beyond regulation to convey out an in depth report.
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