New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- In a push to resolve one of Delhi's most persistent urban-flooding problems, the Delhi government has approved a Rs.221 crore project to construct a new 4.48-km trunk drain along the Delhi-Bathinda railway line, to provide relief to the waterlogging-prone areas around Kirari.

The proposal, moved by the irrigation and flood control (I&FC) department, was cleared during a meeting of the expenditure finance committee (EFC) chaired by chief minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday, officials said.

The proposal also forms a core component of the capital's Drainage Master Plan that was recently launched by the CM. Officials said the Mundka-Kirari stretch, due to its bowl-shaped topography, dense unplanned settlements and inadeq...