Analysis On the Deteriorated Road Drainage System in the City of Srinagar

Abstract

A study was conducted in the city of  Srinagar India to find out the possible causes of poor  drainage in the city. Preliminary surveys and various tests  were conducted to find out the possible cause of the poor  drains in the city. Every year during the monsoon season  the drains get clogged and water level rises and the  condition of roads become worse and commuters are  unable to walk on them. In 2014 the drastic floods lashed  out the whole city of Srinagar and caused social and  economic problems. Every year the Government spends a  huge amount of funds to repair the road infrastructure of  the city but at the end of the year the condition of roads  remains still deplorable. Study revealed that use of poor  construction materials, improper engineering practices  and corruption leads to all this. Solutions to curb this  menace were forwarded at the end.