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

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New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday reviewed the progress of the Delhi Drainage Master Plan and said necessary changes suggested by IIT Delhi will be implemented to bolster the drainage system of the national capital and deal with issues related to waterlogging enhanced due to heavy rainfall.

New Delhi Aug 24 PTI Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said changes will be made to the Delhis drainage system based on suggestions received from the Indian Institute of Technology IIT Delhi to resolve the issue of waterlogging in the city The decision was taken at a meeting held to review the national capitals drainage master plan The meeting was chaired by Kejriwal according to the Chief Ministers Office CMO Delhi has witnessed massive waterlogging this monsoon Many arterial stretches underpasses and even residential areas were inundated after heavy rains in the city Delhi to soon get freedom from water-logging Necessary changes suggested by IIT Delhi will be implemented to further bolster the drainage system and make it foolproof Every gap in the drainage system of Delhi has to be plugged If theres a fallacy in the slope of a drain it needs to be fixed If any drain is meeting a dead end it needs to be corrected Kejriwal said in a statement He said proper plan should be chalked out for connecting smaller drains with the large drainage lines Kejriwal said that consultants will be roped in to plan and present project reports for all drainage lines to expedite the implementation of projects According to a government statement a Technical Expert Committee has been working to decide design parameters and technical inputs like rainfall intensity return period runoff coefficient retention period for Delhis drainage master plan while experts from IIT Delhi have been roped in to analyse the drainage systems and suggest solutions for them The statement said that to enhance Delhis drainage system studies were conducted using digital modelling of the physical drainage systems of the city A number of recommendations have been made for the Delhi Drainage Master Plan Some of these recommendations are that there should be no encroachments on storm water drains and sewage or waste materials should not come into storm water drains No construction such as utilities and pillars of elevated road or metros should be allowed inside storm water drains Rejuvenation of water bodies should be ensured the statement said According to government data there are about 2846 drains in Delhi and their length is about 3692 km majority of which are being managed by the Public Works Department PWD Delhi is divided into three major natural drainage basins -- Trans Yamuna Barapullah and Najafgarh In addition there are also some small drainage basins the Aruna Nagar and Chandrawal which drain directly into the Yamuna Earlier in the day the CMO tweeted regarding the meeting and said Chief Minister convened a review meeting on citys drainage masterplan Necessary changes will be made in drains on suggestions of IIT Changes will be done keeping in view better discharge of water during monsoon Waterlogging problem of the city will be solved Kejriwal had last month said a world-class drainage system would be developed across the national capital He said drainage systems like the one at Minto Road would be replicated across Delhi and drains and sewers would be desilted regularly PTI AKM CK