By its very meaning pre-monsoon work like cleaning of gutters and storm drains, trimming of trees, maintenance of electric lines need to be carried out before the onset of monsoon. In fact such work should be completed even before the pre-monsoon showers.
Pre-monsoon showers are probably nature’s way of finding out if we are ready for the long monsoon season ahead. However, it is observed that in several places the work of cleaning the gutters is carried out even when the monsoon is in full flow and it is raining cats and dogs as seen in the photograph which was clicked last week.
This causes a lot of inconvenience to the citizens and the workers who carry out the task in the rain without much protection.
Not clearing the gutters in time also leads to flooding of the roads which causes more problems to the citizens. Keeping the drains opens is especially dangerous for the pedestrians at night.
In future the authorities concerned need to make it a point to complete all the pre-monsoon work well in advance, even before the pre-monsoon showers, so that there is no inconvenience to the general public and the workers.
