Vijayawada: Failure of the Underground Drains (UGD) is causing inconvenience to the denizens. Overflowing UGD lines has become prevalent in Eluru Road, Suryaraopet, Moghalrajpuram, Gunadala, Christurajapuram and other areas in the city and is become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.The situation has escalated to such a level that the roads start resembling like lakes even if the city receives a drizzle. Despite frequent repair works taken up by the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) at Suryaraopet and Christurajapuram, the desired results are far from reality.“Pedestrians are facing problems with the overflowing drain in Eluru Road near Congress Office Junction. Sewage wastes overflowing in nights is polluting the road and the stink it emanates from the stagnated water is unbearable,” K Narasimha Rao, who runs a cloth store in Governorpet said.Roads excavated for UGD works in Kaleswara Rao road in Suryaraopet have been left wide open which is becoming another reason for water stagnation, says K Anuja, a homemaker. Officials who completed the works a month ago have blatantly ignored to restore the roads, she added. Christurajapuram main road too gets inundated regularly with overflowing drains and locals are unhappy with the civic body.Officials of VMC Engineering wing say that overflowing drains are quite common in the rainy season and they are taking necessary measures to clear them. “We have identified the overflowing drains in various locations and a huge flow of drain water from hilly terrains is the main reason for overflowing drains but we are replacing the main line in Suryaraopeta which will be a permanent solution for the problem,” a higher official of VMC said.

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