RECHARGE PIT is mandatory in Canals, Drains

•  13,873 km; Road under BBMP
•  860 km; Rainwater is a huge channel
•  5,500 km; Road under BDA

 No need for concrete for drain bottom: Notice to BBMP, BDA again

 RECHARGE PIT is mandatory in canals

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: BBMP and BDA have been warned once again that concrete should not be placed at the bottom of the road side drains and rain water RECHARGE PIT should be made at storm water drains and road side drains.

 Development Commissioner Shalini Rajneesh has indicated that the areas of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara palike (BBMP) and Bebgaluru Development Authority (BDA) are under the scope of the Suvarnamukhi River Basin Reclamation Project, and these departments should arrange rainwater RECHARGE PIT in the areas under their jurisdiction.

 Most of the rain water in South Taluk of the city flows into Suvarnamukhi River. The area of BBMP and BDA is increased in this area, and 'RECHARGE PIT' should be constructed to channel the rain water falling in the city into drains. Henceforth, while constructing new drains, it has been advised that concrete should not be placed at the bottom.

 Rainwater flows into water bodies from drains and large canals. Thus, it should be ensured that plastic, sewage water and solid waste materials do not enter the drains. All kinds of constructions obstructing water bodies should be cleared and people should be made more aware about rain water harvesting. It has been suggested that the Chief Engineer of Rajkaluwe Division (SWD) of BBMP should ensure that solid waste does not enter the water bodies.

Establishment of STP: 

It is necessary to control sewage water area wise within Bangalore Water Board. Bwssb should ensure that everyone has sewerage connection in inhabited areas. Sewage water should be treated before it is discharged into the open canal. For that, the BWSSB has been ordered to construct waste water treatment plants (STP) wherever required.

 BBMP, BDA and Bwssb should implement all these works within the available funds without expecting any kind of additional funds. It was ordered on May 17 that the action plan should be prepared within a month and the implementation work should begin.

 NGT order is not being followed!

 Concrete should not be placed at the bottom of canals and drains through which rainwater flows. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered that concrete drains should not be constructed in box type or U shape. However, none of the departments in the city, including BBMP, BDA, are following this order. If two side walls are constructed, the work requires more care. It is easy to construct drains in box or U shape with concrete. Therefore, even the senior engineers have not taken into account the NGT order, said BDA and BBMP engineers.

More than a crore RECHARGE PIT (Ingugundi) is possible!

 RECHARGE PIT has been constructed in road drains in Yediyur ward. Due to this, the amount of rain water flow is reduced and ground water is also increased. Similarly, crores of RECHARGE PIT can be built all over the city. However, such work has not been done everywhere. The work is done according to the will of the local people's representatives. The engineers informed that no one will do the inspection.

 There are more than 13,000 km of road in the BBMP area, which is 26,000 km including both sides. Even if at least 5 RECHARGE PIT are constructed per km, there will be more than 1 crore RECHARGE PIT. Millions of liters of water can be sent to the earth in every rain. If water wells are constructed in BDA, BMRDA and urban districts, groundwater will be enriched.