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Fri 08 Aug 2008Washed-out thinking
MUCH OF the flooding that made life miserable for commuters and householders over the past number of weeks could have been avoided if an adequate system of storm drainage had been installed.
And whatever about finding money to rectify past mistakes in current straitened circumstances, there is an urgent need to ensure that new drainage standards and anti-flood precautions are adopted by local authorities, the National Roads Authority (NRA) and property developers.
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