New Delhi: New Delhi Municipal Council has finalised the construction of three sump wells in Golf Links with a combined capacity of 30,000 litres as part of its monsoon preparedness plan. This low-lying area experienced severe waterlogging last year. A larger sump well with a 5-lakh-litre capacity near Purana Qila is also under construction and scheduled for completion by June 30. Another similar facility at Bharti Nagar is also expected to be ready by the same deadline.“These facilities are among the initiatives taken to ensure no waterlogging occurs in low-lying areas. Preparations are underway to avoid waterlogging in areas surrounding Purana Qila. At Bharti Nagar, a sump well with a 40,000-litre capacity is under construction,” said NDMC vice-chairman Kuljeet Chahal.NDMC has reported the completion of all desilting operations. “Our area comprises of an extensive network of stormwater drains, manholes, bell mouths and gully traps designed to manage rainwater runoff and prevent urban flooding. With growing urbanisation and changing climatic patterns, maintaining these drainage lines has become critical,” said Chahal. “To ensure timely desilting, cleaning and unclogging of the drainage infrastructure, the council approved Rs 5.2 crore to buy a hydraulic high-pressure jetting-cum-grabbing-cum-rodding machine in a meeting on June 12,” he added. On desilting the covered portion of Sunehri Nullah, NDMC said lieutenant governor, in an earlier meeting, stressed taking up its desilting as the topmost priority. “It was further decided that MCD will send communication to Delhi Metro and NDMC. Delhi Metro will implement the desilting work, prepare estimates for project and submit them to NDMC. Based on communication, the council has sanctioned a budget amounting to Rs 70.4 crore for the desilting/cleaning of Sunehri Nullah on Lodhi Road.“Municipal Corporation of Delhi has completed 85% desilting and will take time beyond the June 15 deadline to conclude the remaining work. According to an MCD official, while the targeted silt has been collected from drains, approximately 10,000 tonne still need to be transported to landfills. “We will consider the work to be completed only when all silt reach the designated site. Work is on at all sites in full swing,” said the official.
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