India, Oct. 22 -- New Delhi

The Delhi government on Wednesday granted administrative approval and expenditure sanction of Rs.25.6 crore for a modern drainage network and two pump houses at Mandi Road and Bandh Road in south Delhi's Chhatarpur, in a bid to resolve waterlogging at one of the city's perennial hot spots.

The project comprises a 1.4km precast drain along Mandi Road, a 1.9 km precast drain along Bandh Road, two pump houses to clear stormwater and relaying the entire Mandi Road.

A site inspection of the impacted stretch was carried out by the Public Works Department (PWD) minister Parvesh Verma in July, when heavy rainfall inundated the stretch. "Earlier, this road was under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). The respo...