Drainage problem is a common issue in any urban area .: Generally, for a very long period of time, Belgharia has been with serious drainage problems. However, once in a while, it is often observed that blocked water drainage systems are being cleared at irregular intervals. Indeed, such effort comes up when reports of drainage problems frequently comes up in the offices of the authorities concerned. But, it is hoped that this work will stimulate a renewed interest in improving environmental standard with a view to improving the well-being of man and his environmental setting

1. PRESENTED BY :-Sudipta Mal ,M.sc 3rd
sem, Roll no -17..Barrackpore rastraguru
surendranath collage

2. Belgharia is situated near BT Road
and the study area is under Kamarhati
municipality.Extension of Belgharia :
Latitude : 22 39'00'' Longitude : 88 23'
00'' . The temperature ranges from
about 10 to 20 degrees Celsius in winter
season and 30 to 40 degrees Celsius in
summer season.

3. The prime focus of this work is the problems of drainage channels in
Belgharia which an urban environmental setting.
1. Nature of drainage channels,
2. Problems of the drainage channels,
3. Compositions of materials blocking the drainage channels.
4. Techniques for managing the blocked drainage channels.

4. 1.Nature of Drainage Channel
:-
The geometry of the drainage
channel in the study area has
been observed to be of various
dimensions.
Nature of
drainage
channels
Depth (in feet) Width(feet)
Low (37) 1.5 -2.5 1-1.5
Medium(15) 2-3 1.5-2.5
High(9) 3-5 3-7
The dimensions of drainage channels in Belgharia

5. 2. Compositions of materials blocking the
drainage channels :-
Various materials are blocked the drainage
channels and result is water overflow in the
road. As is expected with the dimension of the
drainage channels in Belgharia,However, most
of the drainage channels have been blocked
following the anthropogenic activities in the
Belgharia. Composition of material are nylon ,
sand and stone , waste papers , tarpaulin ,
plastics , tree roots and branch ,glass bottle and
waste materials

6. 3.Problems of drainage channels :-
Many problems of diverse dimensions
have been observed in association
with the incidence of drainage
problems in Belgharia and these are
as follows.
31.5%
43%
25.5%
responsdant

7. 4. Techniques for managing the blocked drainage channels :-
In spite of the seemingly intractable problems of drainage channels
and their effects in the urban area of Belgharia, a number of measures
have been suggested for minimizing the incidents of the problems of
drainage systems as follows:
a. Drainage systems should be cleared with shovels on regular basis.
b. The need to avoid dropping waste materials into drainage channels.
c. The need to accentuate efforts on the construction of concrete
drainage systems, which should be made very functional by ensuring,
that waste are not dumped into them.
d. The need for environmental education with an emphasis on the
techniques for interacting with drainage systems .

8. Generally, for a very long period of time, Belgharia has been
with serious drainage problems. However, once in a while, it is
often observed that blocked water drainage systems are being
cleared at irregular intervals. Indeed, such effort comes up
when reports of drainage problems frequently comes up in the
offices of the authorities concerned. But, it is hoped that this
work will stimulate a renewed interest in improving
environmental standard with a view to improving the well-
being of man and his environmental setting

9. For your
attention.