**Bhubaneswar**: To end flooding in capital city’s Acharya Vihar area, a major eviction drive was carried out at Science Park slum by a joint squad of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) today morning.
During the eviction drive, 15 shed houses and approximately 100 feet boundary wall were demolished to start the construction of a box drain that has been planned to divert excess water from Drainage Channel No. 4, which causes flooding in Acharya Vihar.
Zonal Deputy Commissioner (South-East Zone) Binay Kumar Dash led the eviction drive in which squads of BDA and BMC participated. Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) also took part in the drive with cops deployed by Saheed Nagar Police Station.
While some residents of Science Park slum initially resisted the drive, they later cooperated when they realised that the eviction is going to help the city for better drainage and less water-logging situation ensuring more liveable space around colonies and slums.
Notably on July 18, the State Government approved the BMC Drainage Division’s proposal for the construction of the box drain connecting Drainage Channel No. 4 under the NH-16 till Regional Science Centre as the channel inside Acharya Vihar had caused flood-like situation during heavy rain.
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