Waterlogging hits Patliputra industrial area

PATNA: Activities in the Patliputra industrial area have been affected due to waterlogging, poor drainage system and gushing of rainwater from the Patliputra Colony-Digha Road.
Narrating the problem, Director, MSME Development Institute, D K Singh, said the entire Patliputra industrial area has become a virtual saucer due to raising of the Patliputra Colony-Digha Road higher than the industrial area surface and other bordering areas at higher plain.Rainwater enters the industrial area which is already facing acute drainage problem.
Efforts for draining out the accumulated water from the industrial areas through few pumps were not enough. The association of Patliputra industrial area has reiterated its demand to Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA) for providing efficient drainage system. According to some of the association's office-bearers, who did not wish to be quoted, said they face the problem of waterlogging every year during monsoon but no positive effort has been made to create a proper drainage system in the area.