India, May 20 -- The Ghaziabad municipal corporation has initiated its desilting drive to clean up clogged drains across the city ahead of the upcoming monsoon season, officials said on Tuesday, adding that this time the civic body will use its own equipment and will not hire an external agency for cleaning.

According to the corporation's official statistics, the civic body maintains a network comprising 115 main drains (spanning 102kms), 520 primary drains (232kms), 1,835 secondary drains (513kms), and 23,878 small drains (2,631kms).

"We have started the desilting drive for the main drains. Since we procured a number of equipment this year, we will not tender out the desilting works. The corporation is handling the work itself. Last ye...