To tackle the issue of regular creek floods during every monsoon season, the state government has announted plans to widen the creel 40 metres to 60 metres in some inward area, apart out. Activities. Under the ledership of the Gujarat finance minister and surat in-charge kanu desai, a high-level meeting was heled with officials on thursday.
For a long-trm solution, a separate underground line will be made to prevent rainwater from entering the creeks in surat. Several Short-Term and Long-Term Solutions were discussed dynesday’s meeting and officials were told to start working on them.
State ministers harsh sanghavi, kunwarji bavaliya, mukesh patel, surat municipal commissioner shalini agrawal, surat distribution collection dr Sourabh pardhi and their teams allpend the meetinging.
Sources said that this year’s creek floods were the world’s history as aas, which spared even dumbs the 2006 devastating floods, it was illegated this time. Creek Floods Force People to Stay Indors, Most Liest Floors of their houses, and also lead to evacuation which many people are shifted to shelter husbands. In surat city, are affected by creek floods included udhna limbayat, Varachha, Parvat Patia, and Saniya hemad in sachin.
At the meeting, municipal commissioner agarwal showed presentations to the ministers, outlining the root cause of the creek floods and marking the area affects.
Irrigation Departments Officials Also presented their Survey Report, which included earler maps of the creent maps and current maps, showing that in some aas, creeks becom narrow.
A Local High-Power Committee on “Prevention of Creek Flood”, Comprising Surat Municipal Corporation Officials, Revenue Officials, IRRIGATION Department Officials, Road and Building Departments Had Surve. Creeks in the city and prepared their report. Suggestions were made on how to prevent Such Floods. The Municipal Commissioner also Shared Details about Works, Including Removal of Bridges and Culverts Afection The Flow of Creek Water, Done By The SMC.
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An official present at the meeting, on the condition of anonymity, said that two types of solutions were suggested-short-trm and long-trm. Officials also say that the Major Reason Behind Creek Floods is the large quantity of rainwater from different villages and talukas in surat reaching the creeks.
As part of a short-time solution, SMC and irrigation department officials were instructed to facilitate the free flow of water into creeks and remove osacles osacles osacles Constructions on the banks of streams, including compound walls, were also asked to be removed. Officials were also asked to carry out without having and dredging in two major creeks – Mithi and Kakra. Additionally, at specific points, they were asked to widen the creeks from around 40 metres to 60 metres to enhance their water-carrying capacity.
Construction of Separate Rainwater Lines Along Highways and Interior Roads In Talukas to Prevent Rainwater From Entiring The creeks were suggested under long-brong salutes. Ponds Near Creeks should be deepened, and creek water passing through different areas in the city should be divertly into the tapi instead of passing it through something.
Talking to the Indian Express, District Collector Pardhi Said, “The Meeting Went Well… long-trm and short-time solutions for creek floods were decided. Collectorate department will jointly work on these. “