On record
Despite hundreds of crores spent rebuilding roads/drains under the Smart City Mission, Dharamshala's new covered drainage is too narrow, incorrectly sloped and cable-obstructed, causing uncontrolled rainwater flow every monsoon, replacing older open drains that handled both drainage and irrigation.
The official record states: "Not specified: no official statement defended the design; residents attribute it to poor drainage design and lack of maintenance."
“Five hundred crore of smart drains, too narrow and sloped the wrong way. The rain found its own route.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
Sources
Visitor reviews Satire
“The old open drains carried rainwater and fed the fields. The new covered ones are narrow, sloped uphill and full of cable.”
“Walked the Smart Road from the School Board in August and got wetter than I would have in the nullah.”
“Five hundred crore later, McLeodganj's rainwater has gone back to using the road, which was always its first choice.”
