New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Delhi government has approved a Rs 263.45-crore project to build a nearly 4.5-km-long drain along the railway line in Kirari, with the aim of providing a long-term solution to the area's recurring waterlogging problem.

The project was cleared at a meeting of the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC), chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday. The Irrigation and Flood Control Department has set December 2027 as the target for completing the project.

The new drainage network is expected to benefit residents of four Assembly constituencies - Kirari, Mundka, Bawana and Nangloi Jat. Around 70 unauthorised colonies in Kirari are also expected to get improved drainage facilities once the work is completed.

The pr...