The Delhi authorities will quickly finalise a drainage grasp plan for town, Public Works Division (PWD) Minister Parvesh Verma mentioned on Saturday.
Engaged on the challenge since 2021, the division has divided town into three basins: Najafgarh Basin, Barapullah Basin, and Trans-Yamuna Basin, and floated tenders for every of them.
PTI reported, citing officers, that Delhi’s drainage system, designed in 1976, is able to dealing with solely as much as 50 mm of rain in a single day.
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“The draft studies from consultants shall be submitted within the subsequent 15 days for the Delhi Drainage Masterplan, after which it will likely be studied and the work will begin,” Verma mentioned.
The consultants will current a recent design for the drainage community with a view to creating it succesful sufficient to deal with present and future stress, he added.
The Delhi Jal Board manages town’s sewer drains, whereas the Public Works Division (PWD) is answerable for stormwater drains alongside main roads. Bigger drains, just like the Najafgarh drain, fall below the accountability of the Irrigation and Flood Management Division.
In 2018, IIT-Delhi ready a drainage master plan, however the authorities termed it “generic in nature” and mentioned that it supplied “no clear-cut actionable factors urged.”
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In November 2021, the federal government determined that for a extra complete drainage grasp plan, skilled consultants can be employed, officers mentioned.
The excellent drainage grasp plan will present us with options to resolve the waterlogging and drainage issues in Delhi.
“The excellent drainage grasp plan will present us with options to resolve the waterlogging and drainage issues in Delhi. Presently, there are issues because of a number of businesses having drains of their jurisdiction and putting in drains as per their very own necessities, however as floor stage varies from space to space, it creates issues. All of those features shall be taken into consideration,” Verma mentioned.
