Chandigarh, June 23 -- Haryana irrigation and water resources minister Shruti Choudhry on Sunday said that 93% drains across the state have been cleaned and assured that all necessary preparations are underway to control floods before the monsoon.

Choudhry said that out of a total of 846 drains identified for pre-monsoon cleaning, the work on 671 drains spanning 4,040km was already planned. So far, about 3,751km, accounting for 92.85% of the targeted length, has been cleaned through MGNREGA, departmental machinery and e-tendering processes. "The remaining work is progressing at a rapid pace and will be completed shortly," she said in a statement.

Choudhry further said that the Haryana state drought relief and flood control board, chaire...