Delhi govt to appoint two consultants to resolve citys drainage issues
New Delhi Mar 21 PTI Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said his government will appoint two consultants to resolve Delhis drainage problems and help in overcoming issues like waterlogging to make it a world-class capital an official statement saidThe decision was taken at a high-level meeting which was chaired by the chief minister to discuss the Delhi Drainage Master PlanAccording to the statement Kejriwal also took stock of all the timelines related to the appointment of consultants and augmentation of drains in DelhiDuring the meeting he said it is essential to overcome issues like waterlogging to make Delhi a world-class capital and the government is working round the clock to rid the city of its drainage woesThe Delhi government will appoint two consultants to look after the project One consultant will handle the works of the Najafgarh basin The second consultant will look after Trans-Yamuna and Barapullah basins They will prepare the blueprints for augmenting Delhis drainage systems and monitor the implementation work as well the statement saidDelhi is divided into three major natural drainage basins — Trans-Yamuna Barapullah and Najafgarh In addition to these there are some small drainage basins in Aruna Nagar and Chandrawal that drain directly into the Yamuna riverKejriwal also emphasised bringing the entire project under the purview of one agencyHe said the problems of drainage and waterlogging affect every citizen of Delhi If the government can look after the entire project it will be able to overcome significant challenges and make the system world-classWe have been working very hard to resolve Delhis drainage and waterlogging problems This is our dream project We should initiate discussions with all caretaker agencies and ask them to let us take charge of transforming the drainage system A plan must be chalked out for this purpose so that requisite approvals can be sought the statement quoted Kejriwal as sayingThe chief minister further directed officials to make the necessary preparations to seek approvals from all the concerned agenciesHe also directed officers to resolve the problem of waterlogging during heavy rainsFor this purpose necessary changes will be made in every wastewater drain and stormwater drain so that even during heavy rains better drainage can be ensured and the problem of waterlogging can be resolved he addedThere are about 2846 drains in Delhi with a total length of about 3692 kilometresThe majority of these drains are managed by the Public Works Department PWD which is also the nodal departmentThe statement said that the PWD has identified 147 waterlogging hotspots in Delhi and is preparing short-term and long-term strategies to prevent waterlogging in these areas in the future PTI AKM DIV DIV
New Delhi Mar 21 PTI Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said his government will appoint two consultants to resolve Delhis drainage problems and help in overcoming issues like waterlogging to make it a world-class capital an official statement saidThe decision was taken at a high-level meeting which was chaired by the chief minister to discuss the Delhi Drainage Master PlanAccording to the statement Kejriwal also took stock of all the timelines related to the appointment of consultants and augmentation of drains in DelhiDuring the meeting he said it is essential to overcome issues like waterlogging to make Delhi a world-class capital and the government is working round the clock to rid the city of its drainage woesThe Delhi government will appoint two consultants to look after the project One consultant will handle the works of the Najafgarh basin The second consultant will look after Trans-Yamuna and Barapullah basins They will prepare the blueprints for augmenting Delhis drainage systems and monitor the implementation work as well the statement saidDelhi is divided into three major natural drainage basins — Trans-Yamuna Barapullah and Najafgarh In addition to these there are some small drainage basins in Aruna Nagar and Chandrawal that drain directly into the Yamuna riverKejriwal also emphasised bringing the entire project under the purview of one agencyHe said the problems of drainage and waterlogging affect every citizen of Delhi If the government can look after the entire project it will be able to overcome significant challenges and make the system world-classWe have been working very hard to resolve Delhis drainage and waterlogging problems This is our dream project We should initiate discussions with all caretaker agencies and ask them to let us take charge of transforming the drainage system A plan must be chalked out for this purpose so that requisite approvals can be sought the statement quoted Kejriwal as sayingThe chief minister further directed officials to make the necessary preparations to seek approvals from all the concerned agenciesHe also directed officers to resolve the problem of waterlogging during heavy rainsFor this purpose necessary changes will be made in every wastewater drain and stormwater drain so that even during heavy rains better drainage can be ensured and the problem of waterlogging can be resolved he addedThere are about 2846 drains in Delhi with a total length of about 3692 kilometresThe majority of these drains are managed by the Public Works Department PWD which is also the nodal departmentThe statement said that the PWD has identified 147 waterlogging hotspots in Delhi and is preparing short-term and long-term strategies to prevent waterlogging in these areas in the future PTI AKM DIV DIV
