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Mumbai: BMC mulling over holding tank solution for Andheri subway
Updated On: 20 July, 2024 06:46 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
Some civic officials sceptical about spending crores on measure, which may not prove 100 per cent fruitful
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The Andheri subway, which is prone to flooding, on Friday
Andheri subway was closed for the ninth time this month on Friday due to waterlogging, which has been occurring even amid moderate rainfall. Though the Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) uses the holding tank method to keep the Milan subway in Santacruz and Hindmata in Parel relatively flood-free, the high cost and insufficient results have been preventing the civic body from implementing the same plan at Andheri.
The corporation has somewhat succeeded in tackling waterlogging at Hindmata, Gandhi Market at King’s Circle and Milan Subway by implementing measures such as improving the drainage network and using water storage tanks and high-capacity pumps. The BMC already initiated two plans to reduce the flow of water into the subway and a plan to set up holding tanks also exists on paper. But officials are sceptical about spending crores on plans that are not 100 per cent fruitful.
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