Waterlogging situation in Delhi to improve this monsoon: Mayor Wahi

New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Delhi Mayor Pravesh Wahi on Wednesday said the waterlogging situation in the city during the ongoing monsoon is expected to be better than last year, attributing it to extensive desilting work and improved coordination among civic agencies. Speaking to PTI videos, Wahi said the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Delhi government had taken several measures ahead of the monsoon, including cleaning drains under the MCD and the Public Works Department (PWD) and ensuring proper connectivity between them. “We welcome the monsoon, also from the municipal corporation, I won’t claim that there won’t be waterlogging anywhere, but the situation would be better than last year,” Wahi said. “The MCD has worked a lot, also the government was proactive, they got the cleaning of nullah (drain) of PWD and MCD, also connectivity of nullah was ensured,” he added. According to official data, the MCD’s Central Control Room received eight complaints on Wednesday between 2 pm and 6 pm, including four related to tree falls and four on waterlogging. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), cumulative rainfall recorded till 8.30 am on Wednesday stood at 14.2 mm at Safdarjung, 19.2 mm at Palam, 17.8 mm at Lodhi Road, 54.3 mm at Ridge, 37.6 mm at Ayanagar, 18.6 mm at Rajghat, 44.5 mm at Pusa, 85.5 mm at Najafgarh and 24.5 mm at Mayur Vihar. Between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, Safdarjung recorded 26.0 mm of rainfall, Palam 27.9 mm, Lodhi Road 30.0 mm, Ridge 11.8 mm, Ayanagar 22.2 mm, Rajghat 10.1 mm, Pusa 30.5 mm, Najafgarh 38.0 mm and Mayur Vihar 26.5 mm. PTI VBH SGV VBH MDO MDO