Summary:
As a stop-gap measure, extra pipes and pumps were installed to drain out the excess rainwater near NH-8 on Friday. However, the drain takes a sharp turn before it enters Khandsa village. At the 80m-long portion that passes by Hero Honda Chowk, a culvert was constructed last year to flush out rainwater. In fact, widening of the canal’s stretch passing through Khandsa village — the trigger-point behind the massive flood in July 2016 — is yet to be completed.On Friday, panic-stricken officials rushed to Khandsa village, where concretisation of the drain is yet to be taken up, to take stock of the situation. Though government agencies have already demolished disputed structures that were obstructing the work, heaps of debris and concrete remains are still lying in the area..