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Delhi Fast-Tracks Four Trunk Drains to Curb Waterlogging

The push follows an updated drainage blueprint replacing a 1970s design.

Overview

  • The initiative covers the Mundka Halt–Supplementary drain, the MB Road stormwater network, the Kirari–Rithala trunk drain, and the Rohtak Road drain upgrade.
  • A 4.5 km trunk drain along the railway from Mundka Halt is budgeted at ₹220.93 crore with a 760 cusecs capacity for a 1,520‑acre catchment, backed by a Railways MoU and targeted for completion within 15 months after approvals.
  • The MB Road project in South Delhi is a ₹387.84 crore PWD work spanning 11.38 km of roadway with 22.76 km of drains, scheduled over 2.5 years with utility shifting, footpaths, and transplantation or felling of about 500 trees.
  • The Kirari–Rithala trunk drain is a 7.2 km DDA project costing ₹250.21 crore with a 1,160 cusecs design capacity, with roughly 600 metres completed after tree‑felling permissions were cleared.
  • Rohtak Road drain improvements are underway at ₹184 crore with ₹105 crore committed under the Centre’s SASCI scheme and a target completion of March 2026.