As per report from New Delhi sources it was stated that Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Thursday sought area wise report on de-silting of drains and installation of water pumps to deal with the problem of water logging in the national capital. It was stated that he had also stressed on fixing the responsibility of drains section-wise on the engineers concerned to ensure improved accountability on them with regard to their timely cleaning and disposal of silt.
Meanwhile Mr. Baijal, during a meeting with all stakeholders in which Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and PWD minister Satyendra Jain were also present, directed all stakeholders to have an "empirical database" of all such action points for improved analysis that should lead to better long-term solutions.
It was stated that during the monsoon season, Delhiites had to face the
problem of water-logging which often lead to long traffic jams in several
areas. Moreover Mr. Baijal stressed that section-wise responsibility of drains
should be fixed so that there is improved accountability of the concerned
engineers with regard to their timely cleaning and disposal of silt.
