Pre-monsoon action plan: AMC braces up for rains

As the monsoon is around the corner in Gujarat, the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) reviewed the pre-monsoon action plan on June 6.

The meeting led by the city mayor Pratibha Jain and standing committee chairperson Devang Dani was to make sure the Amdavadis do not suffer from waterlogging this time.

As of June 6, a total of 63,735 cubic metres of catchpit have been cleared across the city’s seven zones. This cleanup work will be completed in three phases by mid-June, second round, and third round respectively, according to municipal authorities. 

There is a network of 3,600 kilometres of roads in the city, and a stormwater line network of 950 kilometres has been prepared for draining rainwater. Despite being in power in the municipal corporation for two decades, the BJP has not been able to build a stormwater line network for the disposal of rainwater, alleged the AMC Opposition. 

As per claims of Dani, the work of drainage and stormwater line of drainage and stormwater lines in the drainage and stormwater lines of 100 kilometres in length will be completed.

Therefore, this year, rainwater can also be drained on the spot on top of places where there are water logging issues.

What’s the plan?

Each zone will have zonal control rooms which will work across the monsoon season to tackle the waterlogging.

It will have technical supervisors and other staff on the spot with GPS coordinates, which can quickly drain rainwater. The staff will be given the task of draining rainwater with municipal corporation uniforms at 140 spots. After that, work will be done to prevent rainwater from entering the Chandrabhaga near Nava Vadaj and Godhavi in the city. 

Red, orange, yellow waterlogging spot lists

During the rains, all wards in the city will be monitored with the help of 2,300 CCTVs in the main control room of the AMC. A list of waterlogging spots will be prepared according to the zone-wise and rainwater drainage conditions, with more waterlogging spots being identified as red zone and yellow zone for waterlogging. 

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has announced WhatsApp numbers for citizens to lodge complaints regarding rainwater in their respective areas during the monsoon.

However, areas including Bopal, Kathwada, and Ghuma will inevitably suffer waterlogging.

Three years ago, the AMC expanded its limits to include these areas. After inclusion in the municipal limits, a stretch of merely 8 to 10 kilometres can be cleared using stormwater drain networks to drain rainwater. 

17 percolating wells in 7 zones

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has announced a plan to build percolating wells for rainwater harvesting through the municipal system. Currently, only 17 percolating wells are available in seven zones.

Zone-wise storm waterline network

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