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Mangalore: MCC starts cleaning of drains ahead of monsoons

  •   Sun, May 19 2013 05:14:32 PM

Mangalore: MCC starts cleaning of drains ahead of monsoons

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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, May 19: Mangalore City Corporation has nearly 180 km of major drains under its limits. The process of cleaning these drains with a view to ensuring the smooth flow of rain water is being carried out in various parts of the city.

The process of cleaning out drains over 59 km is in progress at a cost of Rs 70.7 lac. DC N Prakash visited the Yekkur and Jappinamogaru drain areas where cleaning work is in progress, carried out inspection, and instructed the officials in this regard.

He urged the officials to clear out waste that has been taken out from the drains immediately.

Speaking to the media, MCC commissioner Harish Kumar said that there are nearly 37 mainstream drains which are 180 km long and more than 1.5 m in height.

“For cleaning these drains, nearly 17 machines are running for the time being and manpower will be used for a few places where the machines cannot reach,” he added.

MCC officials K M Jayaprakash, Rajshekar, Ningegowda, and Ganpathya were present.
  

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  • J.F.D'SOUZA, ATTAVAR,MANGALORE

    Mon, May 20 2013

    As against 180 kms. of major drains in the city so far only 59 kms. of desilding work is completed. When the balance will be completed. Only few days left for the onset of monsoon. Also what about the small drain that exists all over the City. Our concrete and other roads are flooded with rainy water. water flows like streams and rivers in some localities. In Attavar Pandeshwar and Kodialguthu side also there are drains which allso create artificial floods during June-July. When desilting will be taken up in these localities. Moreover the concerned authorities have not given the full information with regard to taking up work of desilting at a cost of 71 lakhs. This needs to be given for the information of general public.

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  • walter lasrado, Kalbavi, Kottara, Mangalore

    Mon, May 20 2013

    My House is in Kalbavi, Kottara, Mangalore, Nobody from MCC have visited to our area to clean the drain which is blocked due to growth of plants, seeds , plastic etc., and is giving a very dirty smell and not able to move in that area. This may cause malaria and other diseases. Kindly clean the drain at Kalbavi also. Door No. 6-160/30

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  • Ravi, Dubai

    Mon, May 20 2013

    Will the DC take some steps in clearing footpaths near Statebank and Govt. hospitals?
    if he does, the same people supported him here will oppose him as MOST of the illegal vendors encroaching the footpath do belong to one particular community and vote for Congress.

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  • Harish, Mangalore

    Mon, May 20 2013

    Dear officials,I have observed the cleaning process carried out by MCC ,the debris,garbage removed is kept at the sides,once the rain starts it will again go back to the drains.Wats the use ?

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  • S. Ravindra Shetty, Mangalore

    Mon, May 20 2013

    How can you plan a storm water drain next to a water ( hume ) pipe ? This is senseless. What planning is this ? Will Mr. J.R.Lobo look into this matter ?

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Mon, May 20 2013

    I hope that this was the job not done during the tenure of J R Lobo as a Municipal Commissioner in the Year 2001 only. So the outcome…………

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Sun, May 19 2013

    M.C.C.is really doing good work of cleaning of drains ahead of monsoon.Hope our Bangalore Corporation note this and initiate suitable steps of cleaning right now.Thanq.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mangalore/Mapusa/Mumbai

    Sun, May 19 2013

    Perform or Perish like ...

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  • P S Shetty, MANGALORE

    Sun, May 19 2013

    When the gutters and drainages are cleansed, the mud and dirt taken out from the gutters are just strewn on the bank of the gutter and it is left there only. So, during the very first rain, the same mud and dirt flows back into the same gutter, thereby clogging the gutters-drainages within a week after rainy season starts. So all the money spent on such cleaning is sheer waste.
    Therefore, such contracts should also include not only the cleaning of the gutters & drainages but also shifting of such Mud & dirt to outside the City by the same contractor that same evening, so that the same mud do not go back inside the gutters during the rain.

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  • c ferrer, mangalore

    Sun, May 19 2013

    I hope that the road from Bondel Junction towards Muddeshedde running past the Medical Centre, the MSN Post Graduate College and down the slope past the NMPT gate to the stream will be attended to- it was not done 3 years in a row thanks to ineffective Councillor.
    And the road is now a mud road due to no maintenance.

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  • Merina, Mangalore

    Sun, May 19 2013

    Great!!! The Congress party is already on the job. Can see lots of work in progress, like cleaning of gutters and dividers, also the NH work has started. The dividers in the middle of the road should have nice plants and the city should be kept clean.

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  • ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE-YANBU/KSA

    Sun, May 19 2013

    PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE....APPRECIATED DC's INITIATIVE.HAD MCC in power no such thing could have been dreamt?!

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  • Ramakrishna. A., MANGALORE

    Sun, May 19 2013

    Had MCC been in Power the Contracts would have gone to the relatives of Corporators of respective wards, who would have swallowed 50% of the grants and cleaned only half of the gutters-drainages.
    Whichever party is in power in MCC it makes no difference, the swallowing will never stop.

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  • ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE-YANBU/KSA

    Sun, May 19 2013

    I Second it.But still we don't know whether on the basis of tender or pcs work.In any method certain % will go to depart head plus (Engineering )etc.But yes, elected member might have loss in this initiative DC SAHEBA !!!!

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  • Rakshak, Mangalore

    Sun, May 19 2013

    The both are N Prakash & Hareesh Kumar sincere officers so they without complained or without invite attending important places.Behind this no congi's no bjp's.."no politicts but only DC tricks"

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Sun, May 19 2013

    I thought only Cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai & Kolkata are having “Gutter” problem but now Mangalore is not lagging behind for this kind of menace. Moreover we can see some posh bungalows next to this route of Gutter too. Whoever comes to power in MCC, there will not be any permanent solution for this issue since everybody can smell business in this kind of tender

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  • MANOJ, Jeddah

    Sun, May 19 2013

    GOOD WORK WE APPRECIATE IT.

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  • Valerian Dsouza, Udupi/Mumbai

    Sun, May 19 2013

    If elected peoples representatives listen to peoples grievances and do proper follow up with bureaucrats, definitely government depts. will function efficiently.
    Be it, ESIC & Govt.Hospitals, Fair Price Ration shops, PWD dept. RTO, KSRTC, KEB etc.

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  • A.g.Lobo, Mangalore/Mumbai

    Sun, May 19 2013

    Good job by Congress. Simultaneously it is suggested that old bus stand and surrounding areas are cleared of debris, pits and stink and laid with paver blocks. Also the footpaths are in bad condition.

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  • PRD mang, mangalore

    Sun, May 19 2013

    good goin by congress..keep it up..

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  • C Sharath, Mangalore

    Sun, May 19 2013

    They have to first build a proper stonel or cement channel for the drian to flow, otherwise removed soil will back fill the block the drains and only money will flow down the corporaters pockets into the drains.

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  • William, Madanthyar/Doha

    Sun, May 19 2013

    Permanent action can only be taken after completion of monsoon session as government action needs lot of approval process. Let them do complete the task taken before the monsoon session which will be mammoth task. Let us appreciate the timely action.

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  • G R PRABHU, BEJAI ,MANGALORE

    Sun, May 19 2013

    I think it is better is better for DC to take latest technology from NITK. Because this time the work must be a Permanent one. I thank DC for his timely work.Keep it up.

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