“With the aim to prevent the water logging incidents in the ongoing monsoon season, NDMC has launched an intensive drive from 20th July to 22nd July to check and clean all the bell mouths alongside roads in its jurisdiction,” the civic body said.
The direction was issued by the LG following his inspection of some of the most severely affected drains and areas including Taimur Nagar, Barapulla Drain, ITPO, Tilak Bridge, Kushak Nallah, Golf Links and Bharti Nagar due to Friday’s heavy downpour.
During the conference, the mayor directed the officials to focus on major waterlogging points and vulnerable spots in all zones. Special attention should be given to the locations that are more susceptible to waterlogging, and a list of these locations should be provided to the mayor.
He visited Satya Marg, Chanakyapuri, Sarojini Nagar, Lodhi Colony, Golf Links, Khan Market, Janpath, Minto Road, and Bharti Nagar, where waterlogging issues have disrupted normal life.
According to the IMD, the city received a record-breaking 228 mm of rainfall during the past 24 hours, up to 8.30 am on Friday morning, while Delhi minister Atishi has said that this amount of rainfall in 24 hours occurred last in 1936, which was 88 years ago
The relative humidity was recorded between 61 and 82 per cent, while the rainfall received during the past 24 hours up to 8.30 am was 5.2 mm, the weatherman said.
The Yamuna river broke a 45-year-old record and reached its highest level at 208.65 meters on Thursday.
Earlier in the day, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal declared a one-day holiday for all schools in the national capital on Monday.
Delhi Government Minister Atishi on Sunday visited Tilak Bridge and ITO areas to inspect the waterlogging situation.
After monitoring the situation this rainy season at Pareshnath Jain Temple, the civic body is to decide on further steps to be taken to prevent inundation of its premises.
