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The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Tuesday launched a six-month long drive to desilt 191 nullahs and 143 deep drains flowing within the municipal limits of Jammu, which comprises of 75 wards.

For the first time in recent years, the Municipal Corporation claims to have started preparations to prevent flooding of low-lying areas during monsoons.

Years of neglect by the corporation to clean the sewerage channels carrying filth of Jammu has resulted in piles of garbage blocking these drains and flooding the low-lying areas of the city during monsoon.