Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and constituency incharge Habba Kadal, Arif Laigaroo on Friday urged the government to focus on up-gradation of human resources and machinery of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) to tackle the situation that emerges after rainfall in Srinagar.
He expressed concern over the water logging problem in the various areas of Kashmir division especially in Srinagar city.
In a statement, Laigaroo said that in the aftermath of the incessant rainfalls, the people have been facing hardships while no concrete measures have been taken to address this problem permanently.
He further said the available dewatering system in Srinagar is extremely mediocre and the government should focus on up-gradation of human resources and machinery of Srinagar Municipal Corporation so as to enable it to cope up with these challenging situations.
“The dewatering systems are run-of-the-mill and the condition of the drainage system is awfully horrendous. The government must come up with a comprehensive drainage plan under Smart City Project,’’ he said.
Laigaroo also appealed to the people to minimize the usage of plastic and polythene bags which act as choking agents inside the drains and eventually lead to its blockage particularly in the Srinagar city.
