5-Km long storm water drain to end Vadodara’s perennial waterlogging woes

The eastern parts of the city of Vadodara faces a perennial problem of waterlogging during the monsoons and that would soon be a thing of the past. The rain water from the national highway flows towards the eastern parts of the city leading to this situation and the solution is to construct a storm water canal parallel to the highway.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 12 September 2015.

This canal would be 5-Km long, have a breadth of three meters and a depth of two meters and will start at the Darjipura culvert on the national highway and end at the Vishwamitri River.
It will be constructed by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) and, had been planned for a long time and has now been put up before the standing committee of the civic body.
Mahavir Hall crossroads, Sayajipura, Sardar Estate, Waghodiya Road, Ajwa Road and others location face the waterlogging during monsoon and it affects traffic movement apart from leading to health problems and frequent loss of property of people in the area.
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