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Monsoon arrives, but sewerage in many areas lying chokedSukhmeet BhasinTribune News ServiceBathinda, July 15In the past few years, officials have spent crores of rupees to streamline the issues of sewerage and waterlogging in the city. Areas such as Sirki Bazaar, Power House Road, Parasram Nagar, Basant Vihar, Amrik Singh Road and Aggarwal Colony are worst affected due to waterlogging. Earlier, the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board used to look after the sewerage system in the city. A Congress leader had alleged that bills of cleaning the drain had also been cleared by MC officials in the past. Open drains and road gullies are yet to be cleaned, making major parts of city are prone to waterlogging..