Bhopal: Strong storm water drain network a crying need

Bhopal | Tuesday | 17th July, 2018

Summary:

However, number of areas may go up, thanks to owing illegal concrete structures coming up on storm water drains. As of now, more than 70% of Bhopal is not connected to storm water drainage facility. Much of this could be avoided if the city has a proper storm water drainage system in place. In this monsoon season, every third complaint Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) call centre received was about to waterlogging. Average rainfall patterns may remain constant, but amount of rain and more dry spells would need a change in planning..