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10<br />
South Woodford Village Gazette<br />
Redbridge’s new mayor to support<br />
Woodford Bridge charity<br />
Smart drain sensors in Woodford to<br />
boost resilience to flooding<br />
Councillor Jyotsna Islam has been elected as<br />
the new Mayor of Redbridge for the <strong>2023</strong>–2024<br />
municipal year. “I moved to Redbridge in the<br />
eighties, lived here ever since, married, and<br />
raised my family in our borough… By trade,<br />
I am a registered social worker. To have been<br />
nominated to become the mayor of the<br />
borough is a huge privilege and immensely<br />
humbling,” said Councillor Islam, who has<br />
selected the London Air Ambulance and<br />
Woodford Bridge-based ELHAP as the chosen<br />
charities for her term in office.<br />
Drain sensors have been installed in floodprone<br />
parts of the borough to create a smart<br />
drainage system that monitors gully drains<br />
for blockages. Nearly 100 sensors have been<br />
put in place across Redbridge, with 46 in the<br />
Wanstead and Woodford area, including five<br />
near Woodford Road. “Providing real-time<br />
data and alerts to identify potential problem<br />
drains, the sensors enable us to react quickly<br />
to blockages or rising water levels, helping to<br />
reduce the risk of flooding,” said a Redbridge<br />
Council spokesperson.<br />
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