Identification of Water Logging In Mumbai Region Its Causes and Remidial Measures

Water logging in the urban area is not a new problem. But it's frequency is increasing. Increased urban development's not providing sufficient drainage, causes naturally large infrastructural problems for the city. Most of the time during the monsoon the water level in the river remains higher than the terrain inside the urban area. Hence, standard draining by gravity may not always be possible. It has been identified that improvement of the drainage system is one of the highest priority needs to Andheri subway & Bandra. These areas suffers from drainage congestions and water logging especially during rainy season. It creates an unhealthy environmental situation and causes inconvenience to the residents of these areas, including damages to the infrastructure, loss of business. It is observed that there is a lack of planned and adequate drainage network system in these areas. Essential requirements of a good drainage system have been stated. Different data to be collected from site for planning and design of road drainage system have been outlined. Hydrological and hydraulic considerations involved in proper drain design have been discussed. Some typical drainage drawing have been furnished.