New Delhi : The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi VK Saxena on Friday convened an emergency meeting with Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Public Works Department (PWD), Irrigation and Flood Control Department (IFC), Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), National Disaster Management Control (NDMC), and directed the concerned authorities to ensure steps to ease the situation amidst monsoon.
Taking to his official X handle, Saxena said, "Reviewed the water logging/flooding situation in Delhi due to heavy pre-monsoon rains, with concerned HoDs at 11:00 am. PWD, IFC and DJB under Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD), MCD and NDMC were directed to ensure immediate steps for easing the situation and strictly implement measures to mitigate recurrence."
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In another post, Saxena said that the desilting of drains should have been completed by June 15. He said, "It is shocking that the Flood Control Order and desilting of drains that should have been issued and completed by June 15, 2024 are yet pending. The Flood Control Order, normally issued after the Apex Committee meeting chaired by the Chief Minister, is pending."
The meeting was conducted to review the situation arising in the city due to waterlogging, overflow of un-silted drains and the backflow of the clogged sewer lines in the wake of the pre-monsoons in the city.
Earlier today, people wadded through the waterlogged streets in several parts of the city and BJP councillor Ravinder Singh Negi was seen rowing an inflatable boat on the NH9 road as a symbolic protest against the AAP.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the Safdarjung observatory in the city recorded 228mm of rainfall which ended at 8:30 a.m. today. According to statistics, this marks the second-highest 24-hour rainfall in June.The city had earlier recorded its highest rainfall which was 235.55 mm on June 28, 1936.