Storm water drainage is very ...
Published by Yogesh Agrawal, Director (retired), Minor irrigation schemes, Water Resources Department at Govt of Rajasthan
Storm water drainage is very simple and very complicated. If we allow water to freely flow in the natural drainage channels, there is principally no problem. But increasing population put pressure on land use and the land belonging to natural drainage channels is used for construction activities for residential and commercial purposes. The greediness of influential people of the society may be politicians, industrialist, corrupt government officials, criminals, etc. In Rajasthan, Rajasthan government has issued directions that all allotments made in the catchment area of water bodies in the Rajasthan state after enacting of Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 in year 1955, shall be cancelled and constructions in such places be demolished. The directions were issued implementing the orders of the high court. The details are available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qudykzJmfDqP79urUw20ZwKFeKiRFVwhO93w1RLjuJU/edit Further details can be obtained from me via e-mail yagrawal@bsnl.in . The Rajasthan Govt has started the implementation of its orders and slowly removing the encroachments. If the other states of India and world as a whole, take such stern action, I am sure so many problems related to urban flood management can be solved easily.