Mumbai, July 13 -- The ongoing Metro works on Swami Vivekanand Road, a major arterial road in the western suburbs here, have resulted in obstruction of certain storm water drains and left the civic works on the drainage system incomplete even as a vigorous monsoon has set in.
Expressing serious concern over the issue on Monday, Mumbai Suburban Guardian Minister Adv. Ashish Shelar said metro works must not become a cause of waterlogging.
He conducted a joint inspection of the construction works along with senior officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) today. The inspection was aimed at reviewing monsoon preparedness to ensure that Metro construction activi...