The Delhi government has issued the Flood Control Order for this year, days after Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena flagged that it had not been issued.

After Delhi was hit by incessant rains on Friday, leading to waterlogging and loss of lives, Saxena had said it is shocking that the Flood Control Order and de-silting of drains that should have been issued and completed by June 15 were pending.

"The Flood Control Order, normally issued after the Apex Committee meeting chaired by the Hon'ble chief minister, is pending with the Hon'ble minister," he had said.

The government has issued the Flood Control Order, which says a Central Flood Control Room has been set up and it will continue to be functional till October 15 or till the withdrawal of monsoon, whichever comes later.

The Flood Control Room will receive flood warnings and other related information and submit flood-situation reports to the LG, Chief Minister, Minister of Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC), Chief Secretary, Divisional Commissioner and Secretary (I&FC) every evening. It will also issue necessary flood warnings and directions for evacuation and arrange relief supplies.

A number of regional posts of the Flood Control Department will be set up at 16 important locations along the Yamuna river, the Najafgarh drain, the supplementary drain, the Jahangir Puri drain and the Chilla regulator on the Shahdara Outfall drain to monitor the flood situation or drainage congestion and handle any eventuality, the order said.The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will also set up control rooms to receive complaints and take appropriate remedial action in case of drainage congestion on account of heavy rains, the order said, adding that these control rooms will remain in constant touch with the Central Flood Control Room.

The order said each of the 11 revenue districts in Delhi will have a sector committee headed by a sector officer.