Residents in Chesham are currently facing problems due to the drainage work in some parts of Chesham’s Market Square. Drainage maintenance is one of the major areas of concern for Chesham residents as such blocked drainages can lead to flooding.

The Chesham Market Square has been closed to both traffic and pedestrians. Regular inspection carried out by the Chesham county officers revealed the deteriorating condition of the drain under the Market Square. Drain maintenance officials will examine the situation of the drain before progressing with further maintenance work.

An assessment of the situation will determine the nature of work needed to fix the drain. The drain maintenance officials will guarantee public safety with the installation of temporary road barriers. The officials will ensure that the general traffic and commercial activities will not be affected by the ongoing drainage repair work. The use of barriers will make sure that passers-by and general traffic is not affected in any way.

The drain maintenance officials will also ensure that the access to the surrounding shops is not affected. This means that the shops will remain open for customers as usual.

Expert CCTV equipment is used to ensure drains in a flood-prone region such as Bath are in good condition. Camera tools were used by council inspection teams to look into the drains in Weston. This area was majorly flooded last year.

Malcolm Lees and Colin Barrett, the local councilors, requested Bath and the council staff of North East Somerset to examine the drains to make sure there are no more clogs or blockages.

The CCTV cameras are passed down into the drains with the help of a flexible chimney. Thanks to this equipment, drain maintenance inspectors can check the drainage system. There could be no other way to get into these drains. This equipment helps to determine if there is any rubbish, waste, silt or debris in the pipe.

In the case a blockage is found, various other methods can be used to unblock the drain. Mr. Lees said that he had doubts about a few regions of Broadmoor Lane as this region was prone to floods in the past.

He went on to say that they have consulted the residents association in that area. He is happy that the council has agreed to perform a CCTV survey as it is important for drains to be monitored to check everything is working effectively.