Bhopal, May 15 -- In a first, the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday assigned councillors and Mayor-in-Council (MiC) members the monitoring of pre-monsoon drain clearing activity in their respective wards.
The move comes days after The Pioneer questioned recurring monsoon waterlogging in large parts of the city and underlined the need for a more effective mechanism to prevent monsoon flooding in low-lying areas.
The BMC decision coincides with an ongoing effort to clear more than 20 major drains across the city, which are clogged with several feet of silt.
Mayor Malti Rai visited multiple areas on Wednesday to inspect the works. At Mata Mandir Square in Zone 8, she was joined by MiC member RK Singh Baghel, local councillors ...