SDMC Mayor discusses desilting, water-logging

New Delhi: South Delhi Municipal Corporation Mayor Narendra Chawla on Thursday discussed the issue of desalting and water-logging in SDMC localities, during a high-level meeting attended by the Engineer-in-Chief of SDMC's Engineering Department and other senior officers and representatives from 11 government agencies.

Chawla said the Metrological Department, in its forecast, made it clear that there will be more rainfall than expected this monsoon season. Hence, all agencies will have to work extra and to tackle the problem, he said.

Officers of the Public Works Department, Delhi Development Authority, Delhi Jal Board, Railway, National Highways Authority of India, New Delhi Municipal Council, Irrigation and Flood Control Departnment, BSES, NTPC, Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board and Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd also attended the meeting.

All traditional water logging points were discussed separately in the meeting. A few among them are Dhansa Road Najafgarh, Sangam Vihar, Lajpat Nagar underpass, Kushak Nallah, Sunhari Nallah, Mehrauli and Defence Colony.

The Mayor stated that every year citizens have to face problems due to water logging which results into longer traffic jams. He added that this could be avoided if the agencies involved take more proactive actions.