CMC to cover 43 km of drains in a month

Cuttack: Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has decided to cover 43 km of open drains and manholes with slabs in the city. The civic body targets to finish work in a month. CMC identified the drains and manholes to be covered after a month-long inspection exercise that started in June. “An engineering team will monitor the work,” said CMC commissioner Bijay Dash. The making of slabs has started at the CMC stockyards. “More than 4,000 slabs will be required for the job,” said Dash. Cuttack has a drain network of 403 km. The slabs will also prevent dumping of garbage in the drains. It often leads to blockage of drains and overflowing of drain water. Storm water channels will be barricaded in the city too, CMC sources said.

Freakaboo! crocs pop out of drains in Vadodara

Barodians faced frequent crocodile sightings during the monsoon, with the reptiles using the stormwater drain network in Vadodara to navigate different areas. These movements forced residents to call crocodile rescuers often. This phenomenon occurred due to the Vishwamitri River overflowing and the increasing crocodile population seeking new habitats.

Sectors along Dwarka Expressway set to get drain network by 2027

GMDA commenced the expansion of the sewer network in new sectors, addressing wastewater problems due to insufficient drains. A tender was issued for 23km of sewer lines from Sector 99 to 115, estimated at Rs 41.6 crore, to be completed by 2027. Another project for sectors 58 to 76, costing Rs 33.6 crore, started completion efforts addressing previous challenges.

Google Chrome browser to show alert for performance-draining tabs

Google Chrome was set to start alerting users when a tab used excessive system resources. The browser would provide a fix option to disable the problematic tab. Users could also manually activate these alerts. In other news, Google decided not to eliminate third-party cookies in Chrome, reversing its previous plan to enhance user privacy.