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Drain and river clearing work yet to startStaff ReporterGUWAHATI: Even as the monsoon is barely three months away, the choked drains and five rivers snaking through Guwahati are yet to be cleared, rued former Guwahati Mayor Mrigen Sarania who is the president of the BJP's City District Committee. Talking to The Sentinel, Sarania said, “The State government allocated Rs 75.78 crore to the GMC for clearing the drains and rivers in Guwahati from 2018-2020. Guwahati has as many as 330 drains and five rivers. The amount was meant for clearing 432.613 km of rivers and drains. The GMC has an agreement with contractors for three years since 2018-19, including as many as 59 packages for clearing drains and rivers..