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Delhi Fast-Tracks Drain Desilting With June 15 Completion Target

Parvesh Verma has launched live GPS tracking to monitor drain clean-up progress before mid-June

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Delhi cabinet minister Parvesh Verma. (HT Photo)

Overview

  • PWD has completed 35% of phase one desilting and is racing to finish the remainder by June 15.
  • Verma toured five Mehrauli drains prone to flooding and demanded immediate removal of encroachments and repair of structural gaps.
  • Over 200 identified drainage points across Delhi are under weekly scrutiny to guarantee monsoon readiness.
  • Rapid response teams will be deployed during heavy rain alerts under a zero-tolerance policy on waterlogging.
  • Live GPS tracking and daily reports from PWD, DJB and Irrigation now feed into a central control room to monitor operations.