Following flooding within the metropolis within the wake of cyclone Tauktae, the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) on Thursday focused the Shiv Sena-ruled Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) questioning its pre-monsoon work of nullah-cleaning. BJP MLA Atul Bhatkhalkar stated the claims of the Shiv Sena had confirmed to be hole as elements of the town have been inundated after the heavy rainfall witnessed earlier this week.
“The Sena claims that nullah-cleaning is happening as per schedule however on Monday, after rainfall, it took greater than eight hours for the water to recede from elements of the town. All of the claims of nullah-cleaning are fraudulent,” stated Bhatkhalkar.
The catastrophe administration cell has recorded greater than 50 complaints of waterlogging throughout the town following the rains.
Bhatkhalkar additionally stated that BMC ought to pay compensation to housing societies and chawls for damages. “Many compound partitions, homes are broken resulting from falling of timber. Sena is accountable for this as they didn’t do due diligence in tree-pruning work. Clearing of a proposal of appointment of contractors for tree-trimming work was delayed,” he stated.