Delhi Government Launches ‘Drainage Master Plan’ to Combat Chronic Waterlogging
Rekha Gupta govt launches major trunk drain projects to fix flooding.
The Delhi Government, led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, has launched an ambitious overhaul of the city's outdated drainage infrastructure through its comprehensive 'Drainage Master Plan'. Four critical trunk drain projects—Mundka Halt-Supplementary Drain, MB Road Storm Water Drain, Kirari-Rithala Trunk Drain, and the Rohtak Road (NH-10) Storm Water Drain—are being fast-tracked to permanently address chronic waterlogging across multiple zones of the national capital.
The existing drainage framework, originally designed in the 1970s, failed to adapt to Delhi's explosive population growth, rapid urbanisation, and changing climatic patterns. Chief Minister Gupta emphasised that the current administration has introduced scientifically upgraded designs tailored to the city's geography, population density, and recurring monsoon challenges, ensuring that future rainfall does not paralyse the metropolis again.
The Mundka Halt-Supplementary Drain project, costing Rs 220.93 crore, involves constructing a 4.5-km trunk drain parallel to the railway line with a discharge capacity of 760 cusecs, covering a catchment area of 1,520 acres in West Delhi's Kirari, Mundka, Bawana, and Nangloi constituencies. An MoU with Railways has been signed, and the project is expected to be completed within 15 months after administrative clearances.
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In South Delhi, the MB Road Storm Water Drain initiative, valued at Rs 387.84 crore, will develop 22.76 km of drains along an 11.38-km road stretch from Lado Sarai T-Point to Pul Prahladpur. Executed by the Public Works Department, the project includes tree transplantation, utility shifting, and footpath construction, with a targeted completion period of 2.5 years to resolve long-standing flooding in the area.
The Kirari-Rithala Trunk Drain (7.2 km, Rs 250.21 crore) and the Rohtak Road improvement project (Rs 184 crore, with Rs 105 crore from central funds) are also progressing rapidly, with several permissions cleared and work scheduled for completion by March 2026. These major interventions aim to enhance rainwater discharge into the Yamuna, reduce sewer overload, and deliver lasting relief from waterlogging to thousands of residents across Delhi.
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