The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation has begun the annual exercise of desilting seven major outfall drains in the city by using machines, ahead of the onset of monsoon.
“Special teams have been formed to clear blockages in the medium drains. While the teams are regularly cleaning minor drains, we urge the public to ease the workers’ burden by not throwing plastic and other solid waste into the drains,” VMC Commissioner Swapnil Dinkar Pundkar said.
He added that the desilting work would be over before the onset of monsoon. He said VMC is proposing new drains in areas where the geography doesn’t permit easy disposal of stormwater.
