New Delhi: Delhi government has launched a helpline number by setting up a 24X7 centralised control room to register complaints about water-logging in the city.
The move came after two days of rain exposed poor drainage system of the city, causing knee-deep waterlogging in some areas and heavy traffic jam across the national capital.
"Water drainage system is not adequate in the city. There is 160 such points which are prone to water-logging. In last few days, I held a meeting with PWD department and instructed them to ensure that water is pumped out from the street as soon as possible," PWD minister Satyendra Jain said.
"Water draining system cannot be improved immediately but as soon we will get information of any water-logging a team will be sent which will try to pump out water from the area.
So to deal with it we are installing 150 mobile water pumps," Mr Jain said.
PWD claims that mobile pumps will be installed to ensure removal of water and have also stationed permanent pumps at low inclined areas.
For long term solution to solve water-logging issue, the government has asked IIT-Delhi to conduct a study on water drainage system of the city but is waiting for their recommendation.
However, IIT Delhi was supposed to submit its report within a year but the project got delayed. The Minister has asked the institute to summit its finding as soon as possible.
"We cleaned all the roads and drainage before the monsoon. There are some areas where cleaning work was carried out few months back so we are again cleaning those areas," Mr Jain said.
The PWD Minister said there are many drains which were never been cleaned before so the department is trying to revive the city's drainage system.
"MCD claims that they have cleaned 95 per cent of roads which are under its jurisdiction," Mr Jain said.
"PWD had repaired all the potholes of Delhi from May 1-21 but as during the monsoon chances of roads getting damaged is high so I have asked the department to carry out repair work side by side," he said.
The move came after two days of rain exposed poor drainage system of the city, causing knee-deep waterlogging in some areas and heavy traffic jam across the national capital.
"Water drainage system is not adequate in the city. There is 160 such points which are prone to water-logging. In last few days, I held a meeting with PWD department and instructed them to ensure that water is pumped out from the street as soon as possible," PWD minister Satyendra Jain said.
"Water draining system cannot be improved immediately but as soon we will get information of any water-logging a team will be sent which will try to pump out water from the area.
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So to deal with it we are installing 150 mobile water pumps," Mr Jain said.
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PWD claims that mobile pumps will be installed to ensure removal of water and have also stationed permanent pumps at low inclined areas.
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For long term solution to solve water-logging issue, the government has asked IIT-Delhi to conduct a study on water drainage system of the city but is waiting for their recommendation.
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However, IIT Delhi was supposed to submit its report within a year but the project got delayed. The Minister has asked the institute to summit its finding as soon as possible.
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"We cleaned all the roads and drainage before the monsoon. There are some areas where cleaning work was carried out few months back so we are again cleaning those areas," Mr Jain said.
The PWD Minister said there are many drains which were never been cleaned before so the department is trying to revive the city's drainage system.
"MCD claims that they have cleaned 95 per cent of roads which are under its jurisdiction," Mr Jain said.
"PWD had repaired all the potholes of Delhi from May 1-21 but as during the monsoon chances of roads getting damaged is high so I have asked the department to carry out repair work side by side," he said.
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