July 29, 2021
PESHAWAR: Water and Sanitation Services Peshawar (WSSP) has cleaned 155.4 kilometre drains ahead of the monsoon rains during a special campaign.
The campaign was launched in May during which 75.74-kilometer drains were cleaned while 69.4 in the month of June. Besides, 616.29 km primary and secondary drains were cleared during the last six months, said WSSP spokesperson, Hassan Ali.
The official said that WSSP cleared 60 to 70 km drains every month on average. He added that encroachments on drains impeded rainwater flow due to which WSSP always keeps its staff on high alert to prevent inundation of various areas.
He added that teams had already been constituted and assigned spots where inundation was feared to happen as a result of rains.