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5 Drains A Permanent Solution For Rajahmundry’s Inundation

Kakinada:The historical city of Rajamahendravaram in East Godavari district has been frequently facing inundation whenever it rains heavily. In particular, there are three places where waterlogging continues for over 24 hours after it rains.

To prevent this happening, engineers have suggested construction of five drains at a cost of ₹15 crore to address the problem permanently. But lack of finances has delayed these drains.

Sources said Godavari Pushkaralu are expected in 2027, a major event spread over 12 days in which eight crore people from all over the country and world are expected to participate. The Pushkaralu are scheduled in July, which is a month when Godavari River faces floods.

Officials and people are hoping that the state government, in particular Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, will release the funds keeping in view the problems devotees will otherwise face, which may tarnish the image of the state. “Unless the new drains are constructed, there will be no solution to inundation,” an official remarked.

Whenever there are rains in Rajamahendravaram city, rain water gets divided into three parts. One reaches Kambala Tank from NH 5 through J.N. Road. People on Quarry Market road and Kotagummam, the heart of the town, face major problems. Eventually, all the water flows through Nalla Channel.

To avoid this, officials say major drains have to be constructed at Quarry Market area, Kotagummam to Deluxe Centre, Kambhala Cheruvu, Nalla Channel to Chintalammaghat, D Mart to Katheru Road, and A.B. Nageswara Rao Park to Pumping Station.

According to an official of the Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (RMC), if these drains are completed, the inundation problem and also flood threat to the city can almost be sorted out. However, the government will have to sanction ₹15 crores for the purpose.

Even as these plans are being conceived, Sewage Treatment Plant works in the city have come to a halted midway. The contractor has completed 50 per cent of the work and the municipal corporation has paid 30 per cent of the amount. The work has thus stopped.

According to an official, once the Sewage Treatment Plant is completed, 59 MLD of waste water will be treated and cleaned. It can then be used for agricultural operations.

Godavari Parirakshana Samithi president T.K. Visweswara Reddy said state government should take the initiative to release funds for the completion of STPs as well as construction of major drains in the city. “Godavari must have clean water in the interests of the pilgrims,” he underlined.

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