India, April 10 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday chaired a high-level review meeting and directed departments to complete desilting before June 30, officials said.

The meeting was held to chart out a more effective response to the city's chronic waterlogging problem, they added.

CM Gupta cited the example of Minto Road and said the area did not witness waterlogging last monsoon despite a long history of flooding and directed all departments to ensure special arrangements at known flooding hotspots.

She credited continuous monitoring and timely intervention for the improvement and also underlined the need to move towards systems that minimise dependence on pumps for water removal, which often fail or face technical issues...