No respite from choked drains in Srinagar

As rain continued to lash the city since last evening, flooding in the summer capital has increased difficulties for local commuters as well as transporters. Most of the drains here have been choking for the last two years. No major drainage projects have been undertaken by the authorities concerned to end the woes of people. “Rain brings the problem of poor drainage to the notice of the authorities, but once the weather improves they forget it and do nothing in this regard. There is no accountability,” said Abdul Rashid, a…

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