As a part of the flood mitigation plan for the upcoming monsoon, the Vadodara Municipal Company (VMC) commenced the dredging and deepening of the Ajwa and Pratappura reservoirs to extend the carrying capability of the water our bodies to help the larger Vishwamitri river Rejuvenation mission and enhance its carrying capability.
The dredging and deepening of Ajwa and Pratappura reservoirs will guarantee a rise within the storage capability and permit the VMC to stop extra rainwater from flowing at excessive velocity into the Vishwamitri river, which causes floods in Vadodara. The work was inaugurated by Mayor Pinky Soni, Deputy Mayor Chirag Barot, Standing Committee chairman Dr Sheetal Mistry and VMC Commissioner Dilip Rana.
Mistry mentioned, “At Ajwa, we’re deepening a complete of 10 lakh sq. meter space as much as about 1.5-2 meters to extend the capability by 2 Million Cubic Meter (MCM). In Pratappura, we’re deepening an space of three lakh sq. meter with a rise in capability of 1.5 MCM… We’re additionally laying down a brand new channel to divert the water from Drakshi and Kharwa village to a newly dredged pond of 100 hectares, which is able to forestall the stress from constructing on the Pratappura reservoir throughout heavy rain.”
Mistry added that the mission of deepening Ajwa and Pratappura could be accomplished inside 100 days and is being undertaken by 11 corporations as a part of their Company Social Duty (CSR) actions.
“Now we have acquired permission from the state authorities to permit the businesses to get rid of the earth from deepening with out royalty,” mentioned the Standing Committee chairman . “If the identical work is carried out below the Sujalam Sufalam Yojana, it might value the VMC about Rs 30 crore and Rs 50 crore by the use of particular person tender… The deepening of those two reservoirs additionally finally means extra storage of consuming water for Vadodara metropolis,” the chairman mentioned.
