Mumbai: BMC inspects pre-monsoon work across city

On Thursday the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC Additional Commissioner Projects inspected the premonsoon workThe premonsoon works are underway at various places in the Mumbai metropolis by the roads bridges and rainwater channelsThe work is being done in the western suburbs especially the work of removing silt from the drains On Wednesday Additional Municipal Commissioner Projects P Velrasu along with Deputy Commissioner Infrastructure Ulhas Mahale Chief Engineer Roads M M Patel Chief Engineer Rain Drains Vibhas Achrekar and other concerned officials inspected the ongoing workThe BMC Iqbal Singh Chahal Additional Municipal Commissioner Projects P Velarasu instructed all the concerned departments including roads bridges and rainwater channels for proper planning and implementation of premonsoon worksIn the western suburbs Dahisar river bridge in R North ward Rajendra Nagar Bridge in R Central ward Rajendra Nagar Drain on the Link Road Link Road in R South Wardand M G Road Junction Lalji Pada Poisar River Bridge were a few of the areas were inspected Oshiwara River Link Road Mogra Nala Lallubhai Park Marg were also visited in the K West wardAlso Read Covid19 Maharashtra reports 1100 new cases four deathsAs part of premonsoon preparedness the work of removing silt from roads bridges and drains in Mumbai has been carried out by the BMC across the city The premonsoon work needs to be completed as per the scheduled schedule additional manpower and equipment should be deployed where necessary The workers need to ensure that common citizens do not face any problems while these works are being carried out informed the Additional Municipal Commissioner Project Shri P Velrasu to the contractorsIn Mumbai city the BMC is in the progress to remove silt from the major drains in eastern and western suburbs expressways and the Mithi River This year the premonsoon work was started in March 2023 Desilting works from small drains are going on at the divisional level Around 3680 per cent of premonsoon silt removal work has been completed by the BMC so far So far 3 lakh 54 thousand 30458 metric tons of silt has been removed from the drain mentioned the BMCBesides the premonsoon work the inspection of Andheris Gokhale Bridge work was also carried out by the BMC officials After the removal of the old Gokhale Bridge this work has been transferred from the Railways to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Work like girder launching as well as erecting new pillars on both sides of the bridge are in progress by the bridge department of the municipal corporation The work orders for steel girder production have also been given by the BMC in the month of February itself Before the onset of monsoon said Velrasu