DW BUREAU / Chandigarh Keeping in view of the coming monsoon season, Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh stated that MCC has already cleaned 85% of all the road gullies in the city and shall clean the remaining within 10 days. Also, 18 teams to control flood/water logging throughout city have been constituted. The Commissioner took a progress report from the Superintending Engineer, Public Health wing in which he stated that the target date to complete the annual cleaning work of road gullies in various sectors/rehabilitation colonies/villages is of 7th July, 2022. As per progress report, presently 30,000 road gullies out of total 35,000 road gullies (85%) stands cleaned mainly on the V-3, V-4, V-5 & V-6 roads till date. In order to meet the target date and owing to Monsoon, more labour has been deployed to complete the work by 7th July 2022. The Commissioner constituted total 18 teams comprising of one SDE and JEs to remain active in field during rainy season. Two Control Centre at Water Filling Station Sector 15, Chandigarh with telephone number: 0172-2540200 and 2nd in Manimajra (Water Works-II, MHC) with telephone no. 0172-2738082 have also been made operational round the clock in three shifts along with telephone attendants where residents can lodge the complaints of water logging during rain. Additionally 04 team of workers will be deployed on night duty w.e.f. 01.07.2022 to handle the problem of water stagnation. All team leaders will arrange required labour for removal of blockage in storm water drainage during the period of rain in other than dry day time from the concerned Executive Engineers and team will also work under the supervision of divisional officers. Sub Divisional Engineers of Road Wing of concerned area and MOH Wing will also move in their areas the sufficient labour to get any blockage removed at any point of Road due to depression/grass on berms or any other reason in the areas under their jurisdiction respectively. The overall in charge will be Executive Engineer, Public Health Division No.4, Chandigarh. The teams will be operative w.e.f. 01.07.2022 to 30.09.2022. (editor@dailyworld.in)