Encroachments hinder drain cleaning and desilting work in Cuttack city

THE Cuttack Municipal Corporation's failure to clear encroachments from the drainage channels has posed the biggest hindrance to effective cleaning and desiltation, which results in widespread waterlogging in the city during the rains.

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Rampant unauthorised constructions and structures mainly street shops and stalls over the drains across the city have made drain cleaning impossible at many places. Such is the situation that many of the illegal structures have been given on rent to street vendors to run their business. At several places too, temporary houses have been set up and used for living by the homeless people.