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BMC mayor protests over flooding in Bhopal

| Thursday | 12th July, 2018

A senior Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) official slipped into the Safia college drain towards the graveyard. BHOPAL: State capital’s mayor Alok Sharma sat in protest in a water logged area in Bhopal’s walled city area Safia College, here on Thursday. In an election year, BJP leader Sharma objected to inaction from district administration and state government’s PWD department. Top official from district administration reached the spot and called for coordination action to resolve the water logging issue. Around 70 commercial outlets and residential homes were water logged in the area.Sharma reached the spot at around 8.45am.

BHOPAL: State capital’s mayor Alok Sharma sat in protest in a water logged area in Bhopal’s walled city area Safia College, here on Thursday. In an election year, BJP leader Sharma objected to inaction from district administration and state government’s PWD department. Top official from district administration reached the spot and called for coordination action to resolve the water logging issue. A senior Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) official slipped into the Safia college drain towards the graveyard. He was injured in the incident.Safia college storm water drain receives outflow from three main points – Noor Mahal, Motia Talab and Fatehgarh.“I have repeatedly demanded that encroachments be removed from the area. However, there has been no coordinated action to resolve the problem,” said Sharma. Around 70 commercial outlets and residential homes were water logged in the area.Sharma reached the spot at around 8.45am. He sat on a chair in the middle of the road and protested. Senior district administration officials have called for a meeting on Saturday to resolve the issue.Earlier too, Sharma had told TOI that due to political interference the main drain of the area has been clogged owing to illegal constructions.

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