The Dr Anandrao Nair Road which is opposite Nair hospital in Mumbai will be totally free of floods from next year onwards, claimed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Construction work of the box drain is currently 45 per cent complete, said officials adding that this year, rainwater will drain rapidly as compared to previous years.
A few years ago, the BMC had identified six chronic flooding spots along roads that are important for connectivity across the city. The civic body has resolved the issue at four of these locations.
More importantly, the water holding tank work at Parel and Dadar has been completed, which will help drain rainwater in the Hindmata and Parel areas.
The Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Road serves as a very important link between the eastern suburbs and the city. This monsoon, traffic flow on the road will not be affected due to waterlogging. This will also ease the movement of patients visiting KEM, Wadia and Tata Memorial hospitals located around Parel, said a BMC official.
Over the past years, local train services have been affected due to waterlogging at Sion and Matunga stations.
To tackle this issue, the BMC has undertaken work to strengthen the stormwater drain network and also set up a mini pumping station.
The civic body will also erect temporary flood gates prior to the monsoon, the official said, adding that work to prevent flooding at Mahalaxmi railway station was completed successfully last year.
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