Residents of Kashi Mohalla and Diyarwani area of Batamaloo here have accused the authorities of failing to repair defunct drainage system in the area for past five years.
The residents say that during 2014 floods, the drainagesystem got completely damaged, but despite repeated assurance by theauthorities they have failed to undertake the repair works.
Residents said that the whole area stinks owing to theoverflowing and defunct drainage system which has been now covered with woodenplanks and tin sheets.
“The entire area has turned into a cesspool,” said MuhammadMunawar, a local.
He said last time when the entire network of drains gotchoked, the authorities dug out the drain at many places. “These drains nowpose risk to school going kids and elderly,” he said.
Abdul Rahim, another local said that for the past one yearthe officials have been repeating the assurance that they were in the processof making work estimate for repairing the drains. “But nothing has moved on theground,” he said.
Executive Engineer, city drainage, Altaf Hussain Shahacknowledged that the drainage network in the area was decades old and needs tobe reconstructed afresh.
“We will prepare a proposal and forward it to higher-ups. Assoon as we get adequate funds, we will start the work,” he said.