New Delhi, April 18
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday inspected Minto Bridge and two other waterlogging-prone points for preparedness to tackle waterlogging, promising that her team was working on war footing to save the city from coming to a standstill due to marooning in monsoon.
“We are installing automatic pumps and laying a 2.5-km pipe to prevent water collection under the bridge,” she said, during an inspection in which she was accompanied by Minister Parvesh Verma, responsible for irrigation, flood control and water.
Inspecting the provisions for rainwater inlet and pumping facilities at the colonial-era Minto Bridge, CM Gupta said the government is working in a time-bound manner and conducting checks in advance to “ensure that not even a drop of rainwater” gets collected during rains.
She pointed out that during the last monsoon, the area got submerged in water, and the pump operator could not reach the spot on time.
“We will ensure the presence of an operator round the clock and also activate automatic pumping if the water reaches a particular level,” said CM Gupta.
The CM and Minister Verma also inspected the facilities to check waterlogging at Ring Road near the WHO office and Pul Prahladpur near Tughlakabad in southeast Delhi.