The Baghdad Municipality announced today, Sunday, the adoption of a preparedness plan with three axes to face rain waves, while confirming the activation of emergency lines for rainwater drainage when quantities exceed 24.5 mm.
The spokesperson for the municipality, Adi Al-Jundal, said in a statement followed by the News Video Agency that "the Baghdad Municipality began its early preparations since the eighth month, under the direction of the Baghdad Secretary, who instructed the relevant departments to start repairing the depressions, organizing the transmission lines, and rehabilitating the governing stations and sub-stations," noting that these works were successfully accomplished.
Al-Jundal explained that the capital recently experienced rainfall without any recorded accumulation of water, despite its mild intensity, indicating that it served as a test for the sewage systems in Baghdad.
He added that the capacity of the rainwater drainage system is 24.5 mm, and if rainfall exceeds this amount, the emergency lines established in advance will be activated, in addition to other plans by the municipality to drain water as quickly as possible.