Clean-up under way on West Masi Street in the city. | Photo Credit: S_James
“Send pictures on WhatsApp for swift action with names of street, ward numbers”.Storm water drain cleaning work was under way in the city, said Corporation Commissioner Sandeep Nanduri here on Saturday. After the rainfall, there were complaints of stagnation reported from parts of Sellur, Arapalayam, West Perumal Maistry Street and West Marret Street and among others. Upon inspection, it was found that the stagnation was due to encroachment in the storm water drain channels. Hence, with the help of JCBs and excavators, the cleaning work was on. It was expected to get completed in about a week’s time, he added. After the rain, many road stretches in the city had been damaged. However, he said that all the main thoroughfares were being manned by the Highways authorities and in the city limits alone, 65 kilometre roads fell under the Highways department. The Corporation would carry out patch works on the roads within its jurisdiction and he appealed to the people and residents welfare associations to send pictures through the WhatsApp for swift action with name of the street and ward number. Post-demonetisation, Mr. Sandeep Nanduri said that the Corporation had netted Rs.23 crore from asseessees towards remittance of property tax and others. However, in the last one week, there has been a dip in collections and said all the 41 tax collection centres would get PoS (point of sale) machines in a day or two. We already had a tie-up with banks to accept debit/credit cards for payment of taxes, he replied. As part of beautification and Smart City initiative, the Corporation had been painting walls. As had been done on Race Course and Railway Junction (eastern side) walls, a few more walls have been identified. In fact the students of Tamil Nadu Polytechnic have volunteered to paint the wall on their campus facing TPK Road. Likewise, the Corporation had identified along the New Jail Road and New Natham Road, he added. As per the High Court directive, the karuvelam trees along the Madurai-Melur road from district court premises area towards Mattuthavani bus stand and other stretches are being removed by the Corporation, Highways and other agencies, he replied. Find Original: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/Drain-cleaning-work-under-way-in-Madurai/article16792783.ece Call us for any of your drain cleaning needs Drain cleaning work under way in Madurai was first published on http://dublin.drainlab.ie via Websites http://dublin.drainlab.ie/drain-cleaning-work-way-madurai/
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NEVER pour used cooking oil down the kitchen sink as it will clog the drain. Most people know that they are not supposed to pour used cooking oil down the sink, yet still do it. Klang Municipal Council (MPK) president Datuk Mohamad Yasid Bidin said used cooking oil that is poured into kitchen sinks, end up in water pipes and drains and this has become a bane for the council. “Our observation showed the clean-up of drains in commercial and residential areas involved a few million litres of used cooking oil and fryer fats that had been poured into kitchen sinks and end up clogging the drains,” he said. He said cooking oil might be liquid when poured down the sink but when it comes into contact with water in the drainage network, it solidifies into greasy lumps and forms into thick rubbery clumps that lines the sides of the drains. “Over time it becomes hard and thick and its rubber-like stickiness makes it extremely difficult to remove. “As at November, cleaning the greasy lumps and repairing drains cost the municipality close to RM6mil. “For some stretches, drain culverts had to be replaced,” he said. Mohamad Yasid said the condition of drains in commercial areas with a lot of restaurants, such as Little India, Bukit Tinggi and Bandar Baru Klang, have deteriorated as a result of used oil being dumped into the drains. MPK’s Urban Town Planning Department officer Ruzaana Abdul Rahman said the council encouraged residents to store their used cooking oil and hand it over to a recycling collection point in the local area. “Our first phase in 2015 involved our own staff. “Initially the campaign was sluggish however, now the bigger picture on greening the environment has been understood and this has been translated to commitment from most of the staff in the 20 departments,” she said. She said the council started the collection of used cooking oil among the staff on Nov 11, 2015. The oil was collected over a period of a month at the Planning Department in Jalan Raya Barat. “On the last Friday of the month, a company comes to collect the oil. “Our programme has gained traction. “In January last year, we collected only 41kg of used cooking oil but in September the amount collected was 684.10kg. “From January to September this year, we have collected 3,248.45kg,” she added. Mohd Yasid agreed that there was good support for a better environment among MPK workers but felt that more participation and higher collection of used oil can be achieved. “For next year, MPK must double the collection. “Our council must set a good example and this will become news that will encourage restaurants and local residents to follow suit. “We must have total effort from all,” he said. Council’s Urban Planning Department assistant officer Rohani Mat said upon seeing the successful implementation of the council’s programme, we initiated Phase 2 on March 31 this year, where we expanded it to restaurants, council food courts and school canteens. “We are doing this in accordance with the Local Agenda 21 (LA21) where we consult the local community with the aim to create local policies and voluntary programmes that work towards achieving a sustainable environment,” she said. Rohani added that the second phase with 16 restaurants as well as canteens in SK Kapar, Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital and Samudra Café in Westport, is progressing well as a collection service has been put in place. For Phase 2, the total collection of used oil in September was 386kg. “Phase 3, covering the neighbourhoods of Kampung Raja Uda, Sungai Pinang, Kampung Sungai Udang, Meru and Port Klang, began in August while Ambang Botanic started in October this year. “For August and September this year, 1,220kg of used fryer oil was collected in Kampung Sungai Pinang and Meru,” she said. Rohani said once a collection service point was set up, people responded but acceptance was gradual. “Our next strategy is to extend it to places of worship. “One of the collection points is Kampung Raja Uda Mosque and its working smoothly as people come to deposit the used cooking oil in large drums. “In view of this, we plan to include the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Jalan Tengku Kelana and Sri Sundararaja Perumal Temple off Persiaran Raja Muda Musa, as points of collection for the people,” she added. Rohani added that the LA21, is an action programme that engages the local people. It is a product of the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992 to effect environmental changes for the well-being of the people. Call us for any of your drain cleaning needs MPK spent close to RM6mil to remove hardened cooking oil from drains was originally seen on http://cork.drainlab.ie via Websites http://cork.drainlab.ie/mpk-spent-close-rm6mil-remove-hardened-cooking-oil-drains/
Clean-up under way on West Masi Street in the city. | Photo Credit: S_James
“Send pictures on WhatsApp for swift action with names of street, ward numbers”.Storm water drain cleaning work was under way in the city, said Corporation Commissioner Sandeep Nanduri here on Saturday. After the rainfall, there were complaints of stagnation reported from parts of Sellur, Arapalayam, West Perumal Maistry Street and West Marret Street and among others. Upon inspection, it was found that the stagnation was due to encroachment in the storm water drain channels. Hence, with the help of JCBs and excavators, the cleaning work was on. It was expected to get completed in about a week’s time, he added. After the rain, many road stretches in the city had been damaged. However, he said that all the main thoroughfares were being manned by the Highways authorities and in the city limits alone, 65 kilometre roads fell under the Highways department. The Corporation would carry out patch works on the roads within its jurisdiction and he appealed to the people and residents welfare associations to send pictures through the WhatsApp for swift action with name of the street and ward number. Post-demonetisation, Mr. Sandeep Nanduri said that the Corporation had netted Rs.23 crore from asseessees towards remittance of property tax and others. However, in the last one week, there has been a dip in collections and said all the 41 tax collection centres would get PoS (point of sale) machines in a day or two. We already had a tie-up with banks to accept debit/credit cards for payment of taxes, he replied. As part of beautification and Smart City initiative, the Corporation had been painting walls. As had been done on Race Course and Railway Junction (eastern side) walls, a few more walls have been identified. In fact the students of Tamil Nadu Polytechnic have volunteered to paint the wall on their campus facing TPK Road. Likewise, the Corporation had identified along the New Jail Road and New Natham Road, he added. As per the High Court directive, the karuvelam trees along the Madurai-Melur road from district court premises area towards Mattuthavani bus stand and other stretches are being removed by the Corporation, Highways and other agencies, he replied. Find Original: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/Drain-cleaning-work-under-way-in-Madurai/article16792783.ece Call us for any of your drain cleaning needs Drain cleaning work under way in Madurai See more on: dublin.drainlab.ie via Websites http://dublin.drainlab.ie/drain-cleaning-work-way-madurai/ NEVER pour used cooking oil down the kitchen sink as it will clog the drain. Most people know that they are not supposed to pour used cooking oil down the sink, yet still do it. Klang Municipal Council (MPK) president Datuk Mohamad Yasid Bidin said used cooking oil that is poured into kitchen sinks, end up in water pipes and drains and this has become a bane for the council. “Our observation showed the clean-up of drains in commercial and residential areas involved a few million litres of used cooking oil and fryer fats that had been poured into kitchen sinks and end up clogging the drains,” he said. He said cooking oil might be liquid when poured down the sink but when it comes into contact with water in the drainage network, it solidifies into greasy lumps and forms into thick rubbery clumps that lines the sides of the drains. “Over time it becomes hard and thick and its rubber-like stickiness makes it extremely difficult to remove. “As at November, cleaning the greasy lumps and repairing drains cost the municipality close to RM6mil. “For some stretches, drain culverts had to be replaced,” he said. Mohamad Yasid said the condition of drains in commercial areas with a lot of restaurants, such as Little India, Bukit Tinggi and Bandar Baru Klang, have deteriorated as a result of used oil being dumped into the drains. MPK’s Urban Town Planning Department officer Ruzaana Abdul Rahman said the council encouraged residents to store their used cooking oil and hand it over to a recycling collection point in the local area. “Our first phase in 2015 involved our own staff. “Initially the campaign was sluggish however, now the bigger picture on greening the environment has been understood and this has been translated to commitment from most of the staff in the 20 departments,” she said. She said the council started the collection of used cooking oil among the staff on Nov 11, 2015. The oil was collected over a period of a month at the Planning Department in Jalan Raya Barat. “On the last Friday of the month, a company comes to collect the oil. “Our programme has gained traction. “In January last year, we collected only 41kg of used cooking oil but in September the amount collected was 684.10kg. “From January to September this year, we have collected 3,248.45kg,” she added. Mohd Yasid agreed that there was good support for a better environment among MPK workers but felt that more participation and higher collection of used oil can be achieved. “For next year, MPK must double the collection. “Our council must set a good example and this will become news that will encourage restaurants and local residents to follow suit. “We must have total effort from all,” he said. Council’s Urban Planning Department assistant officer Rohani Mat said upon seeing the successful implementation of the council’s programme, we initiated Phase 2 on March 31 this year, where we expanded it to restaurants, council food courts and school canteens. “We are doing this in accordance with the Local Agenda 21 (LA21) where we consult the local community with the aim to create local policies and voluntary programmes that work towards achieving a sustainable environment,” she said. Rohani added that the second phase with 16 restaurants as well as canteens in SK Kapar, Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital and Samudra Café in Westport, is progressing well as a collection service has been put in place. For Phase 2, the total collection of used oil in September was 386kg. “Phase 3, covering the neighbourhoods of Kampung Raja Uda, Sungai Pinang, Kampung Sungai Udang, Meru and Port Klang, began in August while Ambang Botanic started in October this year. “For August and September this year, 1,220kg of used fryer oil was collected in Kampung Sungai Pinang and Meru,” she said. Rohani said once a collection service point was set up, people responded but acceptance was gradual. “Our next strategy is to extend it to places of worship. “One of the collection points is Kampung Raja Uda Mosque and its working smoothly as people come to deposit the used cooking oil in large drums. “In view of this, we plan to include the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Jalan Tengku Kelana and Sri Sundararaja Perumal Temple off Persiaran Raja Muda Musa, as points of collection for the people,” she added. Rohani added that the LA21, is an action programme that engages the local people. It is a product of the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992 to effect environmental changes for the well-being of the people. Call us for any of your drain cleaning needs MPK spent close to RM6mil to remove hardened cooking oil from drains is available on Drainlab - Cork Blog via Websites http://cork.drainlab.ie/mpk-spent-close-rm6mil-remove-hardened-cooking-oil-drains/ JAY P. MORGAN VIA GETTY IMAGESThere is nothing more terrifying than watching as a bowl full of (dirty) toilet water threatens to rise up, flow out of the bowl, and cascade onto your bathroom floor. At first sight, you think, “Oh, I hope it stops,” which quickly turns to self-questioning, “It’s going to stop, right?” and then the real panic sets in: “Oh, no — it’s definitely not stopping.” But even scarier than the dreaded overflow are some of the downright crazy stories we’ve heard that have caused these drain debacles in the first place. We’ve teamed up with Liquid-Plumr® to share a few of the most hair-raising tales of terrible clogs, from plumbing professionals and average joes alike. Giving New Meaning To “A Chicken In Every Pot”“I caught my significant other trying to dispose of a roast chicken carcass using our toilet. He thought a toilet could act like a garbage disposal. Yes, we’re still together.” — Julie T., Westchester, NY #PartyFoul“I had a friend visit me at college during the biggest drinking week of the year. I took him to a party where he got drunk [and sick]. However, when he went to take care of his business, the toilet was occupied, so he [threw up] in the shower. The drain wasn’t big enough, so we had to get a plunger and a dustbin to clean out the shower. My friend never visited me again.” — Hazel S., London Salad Spinner“At [my work], we get calls for a lot of crazy clogs. A few of the wilder ones have included candle wax, toys [think marbles, Hot Wheels, and tiny action figures], all dropped down the kitchen drain. One technician found lettuce clogging up a washing-machine pump — the owner wanted to spin-dry a large bunch of lettuce to get ready for a big party.” — Larry Costello, Hoffman Estates, IL The Hit List“[At my office] we keep a running list of all the crazy things that we’ve found clogging up pipes. Among our most unbelievable include false teeth, an entire mophead, a snake (yes, an actual snake), the family goldfish, and a pair of men’s briefs. We once found an entire bedspread while doing a drain cleaning. We still don’t know how that was even possible.” — Paul Abrams, OH The Ghost Of Freshmen Past“During my freshman year of college, I was living in student housing. About a week in, I turned on the shower, and poop started coming out of the faucet! The plumbers came and found an entire beer bottle inside the shower pipe. How? I still have no idea.” — Elise V., FL Medal Of Honor“[I once] went to the home of a retired U.S. Army veteran to repair his washing machine. He asked me to be on the lookout for a St. Christopher medal — a gift from his wife 50 years prior, from when he had been deployed to Korea. The medal had gone missing from the man’s wallet when he accidentally ran the wallet through the wash cycle. I went to work on the washer, but saw no trace of the missing medal. Later on, I decided to take another look, dismantling the old tub and basket that were still on my truck. And buried in a small hole, in one of the ports at the bottom of the tub, was the lost medal! I didn’t want to risk putting it in the mail, so I decided to [drop it] off. They were overjoyed when I showed up on their doorstep with the medal in my hand.” — Tim Parrott, Morrisville, VT Original story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/it-came-from-the-drain-tales-of-terrible-clogs_us_5829edd7e4b060adb56f633b Read more: http://dublin.drainlab.ie/came-drain-tales-terrible-clogs/ |