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SMC targets encroachments, widens creeks to prevent flooding
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Surat : In response to repeated flooding around city creeks (Khadi), the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) launched extensive cleaning and demolition operations across Athwa, Limbayat, and Udhna (A) zones on Sunday.
The drive focused on clearing obstructed canals and demolishing illegal or dilapidated structures to restore natural water flow.
SMC deployed large teams of engineers, technical staff, fire brigade, and Watch & Ward personnel to conduct the drive. The operation focused on key water bodies including Kankara Khadi, Mithi Khadi and Bhedwad Khadi.
In the Southeast Zone (Limbayat), a 35-metre-long and 7-metre-wide RCC bridge illegally constructed over Mithi Khadi—between Plot Nos.
219/2 and 225/1 of Draft TP Scheme No. 35 (Kumbhariya–Saroli–Saniya Hemad–Devadh)—was demolished. The task was led by a deputy engineer and executed by a 36-member team using long boom breakers, JCB machines, trucks, tractors, gas cutters, DG sets and other demolition equipment.
In addition, a fabricated bridge obstructing the flow of Bhedwad Khadi near Godadara village and Krishna Park Society — located within Draft TP Scheme Nos.
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61 and 69 — was dismantled. This operation was carried out under the direct supervision of the deputy municipal commissioner and executive engineer of the Southeast Zone.
In the Southwest Zone (Athwa), canal widening and clearing works were conducted near Bhamroli and Althan. Heavy excavators and trucks were deployed to remove obstructions and widen the canal adjacent to the newly built SMC housing complex in Bhimarad.
Additional work was also undertaken along the canal stretch leading to the Sachin–Magdalla bridge to ensure smoother water passage.
Simultaneously, the Udhna (A) zone carried out significant work along the Bhimarad–Bamroli Pumping Station road. An old pipe culvert situated in front of the Vidhneshwar Mahadev temple in Bamroli was removed to facilitate widening of the Bhedwad Khadi in that area. The operation, led by 11 engineers, involved multiple JCBs, long boom breakers, trucks, tractors, and Watch & Ward staff to safely manage the demolition and excavation.
Surat municipal commissioner Shalini Agrawal, who also heads the Creek Flood Prevention Committee, told TOI: "We will continue to implement both short- and long-term measures to prevent flooding in creek areas. These efforts will be carried out in coordination with various departments, including the irrigation department and district administration. We also plan to consult experts and prepare a detailed project report to develop a permanent solution to this recurring issue.
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