ALLAHABAD: Mayor Abhilasha Gupta Nandi inspected the localities of the old city on Monday. Accompanied by higher officials of public welfare department, the mayor found several lacunae in the civic amenities and instructed officials to take up remedial measures.

Mayor inspected Darashah Ajmal, Minhajpur, Shahgunj, Saraigadi, etc. She was accompanied by the corporators of these localities along with Jal Sansthan general manager RB Singh, manager zone-II Mohammad Raza Abdi, officer in charge electrical Mohan Ji Pandey, chief engineer Yashwant Kumar, city health officer SSP Verma, officer animal husbandry Dheeraj Goyal and other officers.

While inspecting the prevailing conditions at Dara Shah Ajmal along with the corporator of the locality Anees Ahmad, the mayor found heaps of garbage at various places. Gupta instructed the officials to immediately clean the streets and clean the silt from the drains. She further found layer of silt at the Ghaghar drain which was hindering the flow of water in the main drain. She also instructed the officials to remove the silt from the drain.

Mayor also found the sewer line at Dara Shah Ajmal was choked and instructed Jal Sansthan GM to get it opened. She also found the streetlights were not working properly in these localities and directed the officer in charge (electrical) to ensure that the same is repaired on priority basis.

Mayor also found the manhole open at various places and instructed the officials to immediately repair the same as these open manholes could result into major accidents. She witnessed silt deposited at various drains which was hindering the flow of effluents from these localities and thereby creating unhygienic conditions because of which people often fall sick. The Mayor instructed the officials to take the necessary steps and provide the amenities.