Mumbai,

08 July (HS): Maharashtra Government has sought financial hel[p of Rs 13000

crore from the Centre for working out permanent solutions to Mumbai and Mumbai

Metropolial region, including development of basic infrastructure. flood control,

using modern techology, water security, transport system arrangements, and health

systems, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis informed the Legislative

Assembly in response to a resolulion

moved under Section 293.

Fadnavis

stated that the system is being developed for draining out water from

flodd-affected regions in 30 minutes. Presently 547 pumps are deployed for the

puropose. and a total of 990 pumps from MMRD, Railways and other authorieis

have been deployed. Six major and ten mini-Pumping stations are operational,

nullah cleaning has reached 112 per cent and removingsils from Kithi River upto

83 per cent has been completed.

Because

of more rains than average received during the six days of July, the situation

has become more serious. The available machinery has done an excelled job in

this situation, he said. High Tides made the posed greater difficultiy.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar