There is every reason for this government which has been showing real activism in many vital spheres, to take immediate actions to the best of its ability to overcome years of shocking neglect and irresponsibility in improving drainage conditions so that the worst fears of the residents of the city about their mobility in the coming months can be removed.
It is possible to execute contingency plans to improve drainage conditions in the short run. For this purpose, the man-made drainage infrastructures such as sewer lines, storm sewer lines, box culverts and surface drains, will have to be thoroughly cleaned under a crash programme starting right away. Pumps will have to be set up in many places and manned efficiently to pump out rain waters round the clock. The same can work as good mitigation measures in the short run.
Md Ibrahim
Malibag
Dhaka
Improving drainage conditions
FE Team | Published: June 23, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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