Dynamite News Control room, Quick Response Teams, Recyclers: Delhi govt gears up to battle waterlogging after heavy rains
As several areas of the National Capital got waterlogged owing to heavy rains in the early hours of Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:
New Delhi: As several areas of the national capital got waterlogged owing to heavy rains in the early hours of Friday, Delhi Minister Atishi said that several key decisions have been taken to fight waterlogging.
Atishi said that a combined Emergency Control Room of all water-related departments like Delhi Jal Board, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Irrigation and Flood Control Department will be formed, which will monitor waterlogging 24 hours a day and take action.
The Minister also said that all departments will inspect their Static and Mobile Water Pumps by tonight and ensure that all pumps are ready to pump out water.
Every department will form Quick Response Teams, which will be deployed to remove waterlogging at the ground level, she said.
Recyclers will be installed in every zone of Delhi Jal Board so that if stormwater drains get filled with water and silt, they can be cleaned. Workers will also be deployed as per the requirement for this, the Minister said.
Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said that several decisions were taken in the meeting to tackle water logging in the national capital.
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"The Traffic Police and area representatives have been told to identify the vulnerable areas for waterlogging and make a list of it. The Chief Secretaries have been told to review the list of all the departments...
There are a lot of areas that witness waterlogging.It will be constantly monitored," Bharadwaj. (with Agency inputs)