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DRAINAGE SYSTEM
The monsoons of August 2007
brought unprecedented rains; 250mm in less than 12 hours. Extensively
deployed relief efforts by DHA to the emergent situation were overwhelmed
by the enormity of the flood waters causing the DHA residents to
undergo a nightmarish situation for more than 8 long weeks besides
causing financial loss and damage to the property. The only viable
option to address the crisis was to take a momentous step forward
to put in place the system as a permanent solution.
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Following the directions of
the Governing Body, Comd 5 Corps President Executive Board (PEB),
took bold initiative and directed DHA to immediately take stock of
the technical, organizational and infrastructural inadequacies and
to address it on a war footing. A viable strategy was evolved for
execution of the work M/s Techno-Consult International a renown Consultant
was tasked to design the drainage system. After its formal approval
by DHA Executive Board, the work was commenced on war footing –
round the clock work with dedicated and continued hard work of DHA
Staff. The mammoth task of laying 36 Km long extensive drainage network
worth Rs. 2.2 Billion in built up environment, was completed within
record time of 6 months, right before the advent of next monsoon season.
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The residents
of DHA expressed extreme satisfaction and publicly appreciated the
efforts of DHA for revamping the drainage system. In design perspective,
a network comprising seven Main Trunk Drains (MTD) with interconnecting
Interceptor Drains has been laid. MTDs terminate at Beach Ave on
Seaview and drain out rain water into Arabian Sea. The construction
of MTDs was done in the affected areas where no storm water network
existed. Existing drains have also been restored by rehabilitation.
Provision of new drainage system has seen through the extensive
rain spell of July 2009 wherein the water has been drained off the
effected areas of DHA within 8 hours and save the residents from
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