HC orders clearing of shops clogging stormwater drains

Updated On: 09 December, 2012 08:05 AM IST | | Shailesh Bhatia

The High Court sets a deadline of January 31 to clear shops built on stormwater drains that led to the flooding of the Milan Subway

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HC orders clearing of shops clogging stormwater drains

A year and a half ago, SUNDAY MiD DAY highlighted how 20 allegedly illegal shops, built on the stormwater drain running from the Vile Parle Helibase to Juhu Beach, were responsible for the flooding of the western suburbs, including the infamous Milan Subway. Now, a High Court order has set a January 31, 2013 deadline for the civic authorities to get their act together.

Cars drive past the shops that were brought down by authorities for clogging the drains in Juhu