Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Sunday inspected the ongoing de-silting work at Sunehri, Kushak and Barapulla drains after three weeks of his first visit to the site.
In a tweet on X with the pictures of the drains after the ongoing de-silting work, Saxena stated, “Inspected the ongoing de-silting work at Sunehri, Kushak and Barapulla drains, started after my first visit to the site on August 4 after rains had inundated large swathes of areas in their catchment.”
He informed that the de-silting, declogging and decluttering of the right of way of all three drains is continuing on a war footing with high-tech machines around the clock.
“Three weeks down the line, changes have begun to show, as the drains have started to flow unencumbered. The same is also reflecting in the remarkable reduction in the intentisity of flooding in the neibouring areas,” he stated.
Raj Niwas official claimed that around 5009 MT of sludge, garbage and waste has been taken out of these drains till now by different agencies.
“Significant work yet remains and I am committed to taking the desilting of not just these three, but all major drains of Delhi one by one,” the Delhi LG stated.
