CHENNAI: Chennai Corporation has floated tenders for the supply of 466 tractor-driven and 88 diesel engine-driven dewatering pumps, to address any waterlogging during the upcoming monsoon season, at an estimated cost of Rs 21 crore. Each tractor-driven dewatering pump, equipped with 4”x4” suction and delivery pipes, will be contracted for 300 hours per pump in order to dewater flooded areas, …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Monday said that it is better prepared than last year for the upcoming monsoon season and appropriate measures are being put in place to avoid flooding in low-lying areas. Talking to India Today, BMC Commissioner, Iqbal Singh Chahal, said that the BMC was better prepared than last year and maintenance of the drainage system in …
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has been releasing highly contaminated water from the city’s lakes into downstream water bodies leading to the Musi river. Corporation officials claim that this is the only possible way to protect the city lakes, even at the risk of contaminating downstream water bodies. Terming the dewatering and diversion of contaminated water from one lake …
