DW BUREAU / Chandigarh

Panchkula Metropolitan Development Authority is giving new momentum to urban development in the city and continuously working to make it a better place to live, PMDA CEO K Makarand Pandurang said on Tuesday.

To tackle waterlogging during monsoon, the authority has completed the cleaning of city drains, he said.

Pandurang said that Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini had issued clear instructions for the cleaning of drains across the state before the monsoon season in various meetings.

Acting on these instructions, the PMDA conducted a major campaign to clean stormwater drains, including the open drain from BEL factory through the industrial area up to Parshuram

(Amartex) Chowk.

In addition, blockages were removed from two major drains (from MDC to Rajiv-Indira Colony and from Sector-1 to Industrial Area Phase-1) to ensure proper drainage. Roadside drains are also being cleaned regularly to prevent water accumulation, Pandurang said in a statement.

He added that since the formation of PMDA, works like road repairs, cleaning of monsoon drains, maintenance of green belts and parks, and operation of sewage treatment plants/water treatment plants have been carried out regularly. PMDA is giving new momentum to urban development in Panchkula, he said.

(editor@dailyworld.in)