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.