Shillong, Jan 22: Laying of water pipelines and other utility lines on road side drains in Meghalaya has been prohibited.
According to a notification issued in this regard, Meghalaya PWD (roads) chief engineer said, “laying of water pipelines and other utility lines is no longer allowed on road side drains. All existing pipe lines which run along drains shall be re-aligned immediately within 30 days from the date of issue of this notification.â€
The department also requested all to co-operate in order to facilitate proper cleaning of drains in particular and the city in general.
In another notification, the chief engineer said that all schemes intended to provide slab cover to existing PWD road side drains by other department should be implemented only or after obtaining no-objection certificate from the concerned PWD division.