64,013 catchpits cleaned so far in monsoon prep

Ahmedabad: To address waterlogging, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has initiated a pre-monsoon action plan in which the city’s catchpits and stormwater manholes are being cleaned. AMC has identified 72,586 catchpits across the city of which 9,891 catchpits are in the North Zone, 9,093 in the South Zone, 9,461 in the East Zone, 6,972 in the Central zone, 15,777 in the West zone, 13,791 in North-West Zone, and 7,601 in the South-West Zone.
Officials said that 64,013 catchpits have been cleaned in the first phase. Of these, 9,536 in the North Zone, 7,534 in South Zone, 8,990 in East Zone, 6,261 in Central Zone, 13,131 in West Zone, 11,032 in North-West Zone, and 7,529 in the South-West Zone.

To ensure rainwater drains off quickly, stormwater teams and field staff will remain active in all zones during monsoon. Continuous monitoring, pre-monsoon checks, and special arrangements for rapid on-site response have also been planned, an official said.

The city earlier had 24,004 operational stormwater manholes to which AMC has added 2,681 new, bringing the total to 26,685. The North Zone now has 2,761 manholes, there are 2,847 in the South Zone, 4,731 in the East Zone, 1,882 in the Central Zone, 3,267 in the West Zone, 7,465 in the North-West Zone and 3,732 in the South-West Zone.