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The functioning of the ‘magic drain,’ an eco-friendly drainage strategy task successful Andhra Pradesh is being studied successful Visakhapatnam.
The territory administration, which is moving the aviator task astatine 2 places - Reddipalli successful Padmanabham mandal and S.R. Puram successful Pendurthi mandal, person decided to instrumentality the aforesaid successful different places, based connected the last outcome.
District Collector M. N. Harendhira Prasad successful a merchandise connected Thursday said that the authorities has launched the task to amended sanitation successful agrarian areas. The main intent is to forestall wastewater stagnation, foul smells, and mosquito breeding, thereby reducing seasonal diseases. In ‘magic drains’, the h2o seeps into the crushed wherever it is released.
The Collector besides recalled that during the caller ‘Montha’ cyclone, accepted drains were recovered overflowing and blocked, but the ‘magic drains’ successful Reddipalli and S.R. Puram functioned without immoderate issues.
“While constructing 100 metre of a accepted drain costs astir ₹4 lakh, constructing a 100 metre magic drain costs lone ₹68,000 to ₹78,000. In SR Puram and Reddipalli astir 200 metre agelong drains were built,” helium said. He further added that the ‘magic drains’ are peculiarly suitable for areas with reddish and gravel soil, showing 100% affirmative results.
Project director, District Water Management Agency (DWAMA), Poornima Devi, said that initially the villagers demanded accepted cement drains, but aft officials explained the benefits of ‘magic drains,’ they cooperated. Now, aft seeing their performance, they are afloat satisfied.
Mr. Harendhira Prasad said that presently the results are being analysed. If everything works retired well, these ‘magic drains’ volition beryllium introduced successful different areas also.
