- By Nidhi Giri
- Sun, 30 Jun 2024 05:22 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Delhi on Friday received the highest rainfall in a single day in June in 88 years, bringing the city to a grinding halt. With the monsoon arriving in the capital, the problem of waterlogging has magnified. Notably, the number of waterlogging prone points in the city has increased to 308. Of these, 214 hypersensitive points are present on the roads of the Public Works Department (PWD) alone. Meanwhile, the hypersensitive points on Delhi Municipal Corporation, New Delhi Municipal Council, DDA and National Highway in Delhi area have increased to 94.
At least 11 people, including four children, died in Delhi since the onset of the monsoon in the national capital. With the arrival of monsoon the city recording 228.1 mm of rainfall, the highest for June since 1936. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for Delhi, forecasting moderate to heavy rain across Delhi NCR till July 4. Meanwhile, downpours are expected to continue till July 6, likely worsening the current waterlogging and flood-like situation in Delhi.
Former chief engineer of the PWD, Dinesh Kumar, says that unless a permanent solution to the waterlogging problem is found by making a plan, the problem of waterlogging in Delhi will not be resolved and the vulnerable points will keep increasing.
There Were 211 Waterlogged Places In 2021
In 2021, 211 waterlogged places were identified in Delhi. Before the monsoon in 2022, the traffic police had alerted all the departments about this and sent them a letter advising them to install pumps at waterlogged places and get the drains cleaned on time.
The list sent by the traffic police to the DDA, Delhi Municipal Corporation, New Delhi Municipal Council and Public Works Department mentioned 211 waterlogging-prone spots, of which 132 were under the PWD.
As per departmental sources, 15 places with waterlogging were reduced. But in 2023, this number had increased to 200. Out of these, 157 places were under PWD. Whereas in 2024, the number of these places has increased to 308.
The department has given instructions to inspect these places and prevent waterlogging here. Local officials have been given the responsibility for this.
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Places In Delhi That Witness Major Waterlogging
-Near Shahdara Railway Bridge on GT Road
-Near Apsara Border
-ITO on Vikas MargKardu
-Malaxmi Nagar Metro Station
-Shashi Garden on Kotla Road
-TR Sahni Motors on Wazirabad Road
-Mandoli Lalbatti
-Swami Dayanand Hospital on Tahirpur Road
-Minto Bridge Underpass
-Chhata Railway
-New Delhi Railway Station Paharganj side
-Gali No. 4 and 10 Anand Parvat
-Main Burari Road
-Kaushik Enclave
-Amrit Vihar
-Near IP Flyover
-Chandgi Ram Akhara
-Near ISBT
-Khyber Pass Mor
-Under Mayapuri Flyover
-Outer Firni from Mundka Metro Station
-Rajdhani Park Metro Station
-Tikri Border Metro Station
-Under Raja Garden Flyover
-Zakhira Underpass, in front of NDPL office
-Adarsh Nagar and Jahangirpuri Metro Station
-Moolchand Underpass
-Savitri Cinema
-Pul Prahladpur Underpass
-Near Supreme Court on Mathura Road
-Gate No. 7 Pragati Maidan
