Delhi

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has approved Rs 220 crore for the construction of a 4.5 km drain in one of the most waterlogging-prone parts of the city, officials said on Thursday.

A proposal from the Irrigation and Flood Control Department for the construction of the drain along the railway line from Mundka Halt station to Najafgarh, and a supplementary drain along the Delhi-Bhatinda railway line, was approved in a meeting of the Expenditure Finance Committee, chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on Wednesday.

Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said, “The approval of Rs 220 crore for the Kirari drainage redevelopment project marks the first major step towards the implementation of Delhi’s new Drainage Master Plan.”

“The project, approved under the leade

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