Kolkata: Residents in large parts of Bowbazar and its adjacent neighbourhoods may get rid of severe waterlogging next monsoon as the century-old brick sewer line running under BB Ganguly Street has been refurbished and is ready to carry storm water in large volumes without interruption.
The planning and development department was entrusted to take up upgrade work of the 2.2-km sewer line in Aug last year following the inundation of Bowbazar during monsoon, according to a KMC source. Normal city life in these parts of Kolkata would suffer invariably due to the sinking of the neighbourhoods,” said Bhowmick. Mani Bhowmick, a resident of Bowbazar, welcomed the civic endeavour and hoped the revamped drainage network would offer the residents relief from waterlogging. “We would suffer from the fear of inundation before every monsoon. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kolkata | Silver Rate in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata | Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Petrol Price in Kolkata | Diesel Price in Kolkata | CNG Price in Kolkata | LPG Price in Kolkata