Gurugram: With the monsoon season approaching, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has intensified its preparedness efforts. A high-level review meeting, chaired by Commissioner Pradeep Dahiya, focused on ensuring the city is equipped to handle heavy rainfall and prevent waterlogging.
During the meeting, officials reviewed several critical aspects of monsoon preparedness, including identification and analysis of flood-prone hotspots, reassignment of nodal officers for each location, progress of drain cleaning and desilting, and deployment plans for machinery and resources. Ward-wise mapping and safety audits were also discussed, along with updates to the Monsoon Management Cell module on the IT platform.
The Commissioner directed all departments to complete necessary pre-monsoon work on priority to minimize inconvenience to residents. He emphasized the importance of ensuring adequate manpower, machinery, and resources in advance. Special instructions were issued to complete drainage and sewer cleaning, repair works, and to pre-deploy pumps and equipment at waterlogging-prone areas.
Officials informed that ward-wise teams will be constituted, including junior engineers, sanitation inspectors, supervisors, and ground staff, to manage monsoon-related challenges efficiently.
Highlighting public safety, Dahiya stressed that all manhole covers and slabs must be secured to prevent accidents. He also directed that no exposed electrical wires should remain and that all streetlight panel boxes must be fully functional. Work is currently underway to repair streetlight systems and connect major roads to the Centralized Control and Monitoring System (CCMS).
The Commissioner further instructed the use of suction tankers to clear stagnant water from roadsides after rainfall. He also emphasized maintaining proper connectivity between main and smaller drains, keeping weep holes and gratings clean, and preventing horticulture or solid waste from entering drainage systems.
Calling for stronger inter-departmental coordination, Dahiya underlined that preventing waterlogging, sewer overflow, and related issues during the monsoon remains a top priority. He reiterated that timely preparation is key to ensuring a safe and hassle-free monsoon for Gurugram residents.