Great deluge: Residents cut embankments to drain water
20 Sept 2014 5:20 AM IST
The banks were cut at Jawahar Nagar, Padshahi Bagh and Kursu for speedy draining out of the water which is still at five feet from ground level.
‘For three days, the water pumps have managed to reduce the water level by just few inches. So, we checked the water level on both sides and found that cutting the banks could result in faster dewatering,’ Abdul Rehman, a resident of Jawahar Nagar, said.
He said since 6 pm yesterday(Wednesday), water level has reduced by more than 18 inches.
‘With two more breaches made in the banks at Padshahi Bagh and Kursu, we are hopeful that most of the water will be drained out in two to three days,’ he added.
Authorities on Monday launched a massive dewatering operation in flood-hit areas of the city, including Rajbagh and Jawahar Nagar by pressing into service nearly 30 water pumps, including two heavy duty pumps provided by ONGC.
Local residents are anxiously watching the water level in the area and are hopeful that the weather will hold up over the next few days so as to augment the dewatering efforts. Meanwhile, After remaining closed for 11 days due to massive floods, Jammu and Kashmir’s Civil Secretariat reopened on Thursday. However, less than 10 per cent employees reported for work at the scheduled opening time at 9:30 AM, the official in-charge of security at the secretariat said.
‘For three days, the water pumps have managed to reduce the water level by just few inches. So, we checked the water level on both sides and found that cutting the banks could result in faster dewatering,’ Abdul Rehman, a resident of Jawahar Nagar, said.
He said since 6 pm yesterday(Wednesday), water level has reduced by more than 18 inches.
‘With two more breaches made in the banks at Padshahi Bagh and Kursu, we are hopeful that most of the water will be drained out in two to three days,’ he added.
Authorities on Monday launched a massive dewatering operation in flood-hit areas of the city, including Rajbagh and Jawahar Nagar by pressing into service nearly 30 water pumps, including two heavy duty pumps provided by ONGC.
Local residents are anxiously watching the water level in the area and are hopeful that the weather will hold up over the next few days so as to augment the dewatering efforts. Meanwhile, After remaining closed for 11 days due to massive floods, Jammu and Kashmir’s Civil Secretariat reopened on Thursday. However, less than 10 per cent employees reported for work at the scheduled opening time at 9:30 AM, the official in-charge of security at the secretariat said.
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