The BMC is on a slow track as far as nullah cleaning is concerned. Last year, the BMC started cleaning drains by March 6. This year, the cleaning started at a slower pace and even the dashboard for the public to monitor the progress of nullah cleaning work, hasn’t been installed yet. The BMC has set a target to remove 75 per cent of the targetted quantity by May 15.

The yearly work takes more than two-and-half months to be completed every year. Last year, the BMC started the cleaning process in the first week of March. “This year, we have already started giving work orders, and the work of cleaning small nullahs at the ward level has begun. The work at major nullahs will start soon,” said an officer with the Storm Water Drain department of the BMC.