Chandigarh August 5:
It was the turn of the judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to have a taste of the incompetence of the MC.
The downpour this afternoon sent several judges, residing in Sector 24, scurrying home, leaving behind their court work, as water from overflowing drains and sewage flooded their driveways and lawns.
The MC commissioner, Dr Roshan Sunkaria, was summoned at the residence of a judge, where eight other judges were also present, and was given a dressing down. The infuriated judges asked him why the work that had started two months ago not been completed until now. Sunkaria was at pains to explain that the MC house had sanctioned Rs 94 lakh and the work to change the sewerage would be completed soon.
Though waterlogging in the area has become a perennial problem, what is shocking is that six months ago the judges had called a special meeting of MC officials who had assured them that the problem would be resolved by changing the sewerage line. The judges were also told that until the time the sewerage was replaced, booster pumps would be installed to check waterlogging.
Far from changing the sewerage before the onset of the monsoon, MC officials also failed to install booster pumps. Even the sewerage and drains were not cleaned, leading to waterlogging. Muddy water stains on boundary walls indicated that at least one-and-a-half feet of water had collected in the lawns.
While MC personnel were trying to open clogged drains, the domestic help of judges were seen draining out the water with buckets. Sunkaria said while all necessary sanctions had been obtained, the work could not commence because of the early onset of the monsoon. “We will start the work as soon as the rains stop,” he said. He claimed that special staff had been deputed to check clogging of the main sewerage so that a similar situation did not recur.
It was the turn of the judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to have a taste of the incompetence of the MC.
The downpour this afternoon sent several judges, residing in Sector 24, scurrying home, leaving behind their court work, as water from overflowing drains and sewage flooded their driveways and lawns.
The MC commissioner, Dr Roshan Sunkaria, was summoned at the residence of a judge, where eight other judges were also present, and was given a dressing down. The infuriated judges asked him why the work that had started two months ago not been completed until now. Sunkaria was at pains to explain that the MC house had sanctioned Rs 94 lakh and the work to change the sewerage would be completed soon.
Though waterlogging in the area has become a perennial problem, what is shocking is that six months ago the judges had called a special meeting of MC officials who had assured them that the problem would be resolved by changing the sewerage line. The judges were also told that until the time the sewerage was replaced, booster pumps would be installed to check waterlogging.
Far from changing the sewerage before the onset of the monsoon, MC officials also failed to install booster pumps. Even the sewerage and drains were not cleaned, leading to waterlogging. Muddy water stains on boundary walls indicated that at least one-and-a-half feet of water had collected in the lawns.
While MC personnel were trying to open clogged drains, the domestic help of judges were seen draining out the water with buckets. Sunkaria said while all necessary sanctions had been obtained, the work could not commence because of the early onset of the monsoon. “We will start the work as soon as the rains stop,” he said. He claimed that special staff had been deputed to check clogging of the main sewerage so that a similar situation did not recur.
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