Overview

• Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will lead the launch on Friday under the Seva Pakhwada programme, with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and minister Parvesh Verma slated to attend.
• The 30-year plan factors a projected population of about 2.5 crore and climate-driven extreme rainfall, replacing a 1976 design built for roughly 60 lakh residents.
• Officials say stormwater capacity will rise substantially, with cited targets ranging from doubling current levels to handling roughly 65–70 mm events.
• PWD divided the city into the Najafgarh, Barapullah and Trans-Yamuna basins and engaged consultants using AI tools to link drains with water bodies, wetlands and green spaces, with lake rejuvenation and large-scale rainwater harvesting central to the approach.
• An interdepartmental committee is planned to coordinate the 3,740 km network across eight agencies, with related rollouts set for Sept 27 (Rajputana Rifles foot overbridge foundation), Sept 28 (Nand Nagri flyover inauguration) and Oct 2 (Yamuna cleaning drive).