New Delhi Sep 22 PTI Recurrent waterlogging problem at Pul Prahladpur underpass in south Delhi will be solved in the next four to five months as the PWD is taking several remedial measures including construction of a new sump and a pump house to clear water from there officials said on Wednesday According to the Public Works Department PWD officials a huge sump will be created at the site and an additional motor pump of 800 horse power will also be installed to remove water accumulated in the underpass The underpass already has two pumps with cumulative capacity of 500 horse power that are meant to clear the area for vehicles The new pump will be able to clear around 60 lakh litres of water per hour and hence it will help a lot in solving the waterlogging issue at Pul Prahladpur a senior PWD official told PTI on the condition of anonymity Tenders for the project have been floated and the work is likely to be started in October We aim to finish it by February next year he added The official said a mechanised automated bar screen will also be set up at the sump to clear the garbage stopping the flow of water With all these remedial measures we are hoping to solve the problem of waterlogging here in the next 4-5 months Our efforts are to ensure that the Pul Prahladpur underpass does not get inundated in the next monsoon season the official said The arterial underpass is among the PWDs 50 critical waterlogging points The underpass is located on Mehrauli-Badarpur Road which is a crucial link between southeast and south Delhi The underpass gets flooded every time it rains and gets shut for vehicular movement PWD officials said the main cause of waterlogging is overflow of a nearby Delhi Jal Board DJB sewer line The underpass is a low-lying bowl shaped area During heavy or moderate rains the DJB sewer line overflows and water starts accumulating in the passage and the storm water from nearby colonies also comes here an official said We are creating a sump here so that all the water will get accumulated in that sump With the help of high-capacity additional pumps we will discharge this water in a SDMC nallah located 300 metres away from the site This arrangement will solve the waterlogging problem in the underpass the PWD official said Last month Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said that the citys drainage system will be overhauled and made world class with the help of tailor-made solutions for different locations on lines of remedial measures taken for solving waterlogging woes at Minto Road underpass At Minto Road underpass the PWD has created a new drain so that storm water doesnt merge with a DJB sewer on DDU Marg The PWD had also set up nine pumps a sound alarm system and CCTVs for monitoring at Minto Road PTI AKM HDA

New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): As rains lashed many parts of the national capital and its neighbouring areas on Wednesday morning, the Delhi Transport Department (DTC) has deployed DTC personnel on the Minto Road for guiding the buses coming towards Minto Road to take another route.

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

New Delhi Aug 24 PTI Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said changes will be made to Delhis drainage system based on suggestions received from the Indian Institute of Technology IIT to resolve the issue of waterlogging in the cityThe 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 CMODelhi has witnessed massive waterlogging this monsoon season Many arterial stretches underpasses and even residential areas were inundated after heavy rains in the cityChief 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 the CMO tweeted after the meetingLast month Kejriwal said that a world-class drainage system would be developed across the national capitalHe said drainage systems like the one at Minto Road would be replicated across Delhi and drains and sewers would be desilted regularly PTI AKM DIV DIV