India, May 27 -- The Noida authority on Tuesday said it has directed all circle officials to clean and de-silt city drains in all sectors before the arrival of monsoon. Officials said Rs.10 crore has been earmarked for the project.

AK Arora, general manager of Noida authority, told HT, "All ten work circles are directed to issue tenders in their respective jurisdictions without delay. If the drains are not cleaned on time, action will be taken against senior manager of the respective work circles."

Noida has 25 arterial stormwater drains spread across nearly 87km. Among the major drains are the 9.4km channel connecting Sector 44 to 136, the 8.3km drain linking Harola in Sector 5 to Sector 51, 7.9km stretch connecting Sector 64 to Mamura...