The pump which is being installed will be situated underneath The Bund ear the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and will be an eleetricallydriven device capable of pumping, about 3000 gallons of water per minute, It will be a centrifugal Pump. The area principally to be served by the pump is that bounded by The Bund, Avenue Edward Vil, Foochow Road and Honan Road This is the worst flood area, but may Jater be found advisable to me clude adjoining territory in that to) be pumped out in case of flooding. At present it is intended in time of food to isolate the square defined above and to pump it reasonably dry lo keeping the drains. plugged.
Another advantage of pumping will be to expedite the draining of. flood water from low areas in the downtown district where at present the: water has a tendency to remain after the river level has been lowered.
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