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No one interested in BMC’s flood gauge project for Mumbai
Updated On: 17 June, 2022 07:48 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
The civic body in May decided to instal flood gauges at 100 places in city to get dynamic alert on flood water levels to reduce response time
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A man wades through a waterlogged LBS Road near Bhandup on July 19, 2021. The flood gauges will give data on the level of floodwater, thus helping the civic body to take prompt measures. File pic
The flood gauge project of the BMC has been put on hold due to the poor response to the tender. The civic body will now re-invite bids for installing flood gauges to record flood water level in different chronic spots in the city.
Monsoon is the most vital season for the city as low-lying areas get flooded at least eight to ten times in the four months. There are over 350 low-lying areas that get waterlogged. Though the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has claimed to have tackled some of the spots by increasing flow of water, capacity of storm water drainage and holding tanks, pumps etc, there is no data available to ascertain the same.
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