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Deputy Commissioner Kumar Amit said he had directed officials concerned to take all necessary steps and precautions to avoid floods and meet any eventuality. Deputy Commissioner said that cleaning and desilting of Jhambowali Choe, Samana Mandi Drain, Sarai Pati Drain, Nabha Drain, Sirhind Choe are being done with machines. Deputy Commissioner Kumar Amit, on Wednesday, visited the Jacob Drain and Model Town Drain to review the progress of the ongoing work. Desilting and cleaning of canals, tunnels, bridges, ponds, drains, distributaries and siphons in the district is usually completed before June end. Already two weeks behind schedule, rainy season poses big challengeTribune News ServicePatiala, July 11The Irrigation Department has started the desilting of various rivulets in Patiala when heavy rains, as predicted, is just four days away in Punjab..