Drainage system exposed, defunct since years

Due to incessant rain in the Valley from the last evening, the entire city is inundated with people blaming the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) for failing to improve the defunct drainage system from the last many years. After the floods in the Valley in September 2014, all drains were blocked and left defunct. Since then, no major work has been undertaken to improve the drainage which has resulted in frequent waterlogging in the heart of the summer capital. Residents said the situation had worsened in Srinagar in the last two…

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