The Times of India                29.05.2013

Nullahs to be cleaned by June 15: KMC

KANPUR: Municipal commissioner, KanpurNagar, UmakantTripathi on Tuesday ordered that cleaning of nullahs should be completed by June 15,2013. The municipal commissioner also directed subordinate staff to supervise the cleaning work on daily basis and fine contractor for irregularities. He said that such contractors should also be black-listed. He said merely 50% work had been completed in a month. Though nullahs and drains have been de-silted, contractors had disposed the silt on road in front of residential houses.

Dry silt had taken a toll on residents' routine life in KidwaiNagar, SaketNagar, Babupurwa, GovindNagar, P Road, AshokNagar, Gumti and Kakadeo. At many places, the silt had made its way back into the nullahs. He said that despite corporators' complaints no action had been initiated against contractors. Municipal commissioner said that all zonal engineers had been directed to take interest in their assigned work with full responsibility .Contractors had been asked to lift the silt lying on the road and start cleaning nullahs at places where work could not be started.