Rawalpindi: Almost half of the season’s desilting and dredging work in Nullah Leh has been completed–a news source has reported. The task is being carried out in preparation for the upcoming rainy season.
Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Managing Director Muhammad Tanveer visited the site to inspect the pace of the operation. He was briefed that the desilting work would be completed before June 15 to ensure the easy flow of floodwaters into the Soan River. In the past, Nullah Leh has been known to be susceptible to the risk of breached banks during the Monsoon season–which leads to urban flooding.
The WASA MD has directed the officials concerned to accelerate the cleanliness work of Nullah Leh and complete the task by June 15.
Deputy Director Sewerage WASA Hamad Fazal and Assistant Director Afzal Baloch also visited the site to inspect the dredging work on the instructions of the MD.
The engineers employed by the contractor briefed the deputy director that the dredging and desilting work from the Murree Road bridge to the Gungmandi bridge had been completed under the operation’s first phase. They further stated that large mud and garbage deposits were presently being removed from Nullah Leh and shifted out of city area.
The deputy director instructed the engineers to take special note of the spaces underneath the bridges, since they accentuate flash flooding during the Monsoon spells.
Speaking on the occasion, he informed that the Agency had finalized a comprehensive plan for the Monsoon season, while the cleanliness and desilting work of all sewerage lines would be completed by June 15.
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