Ghaziabad, May 21 -- Ahead of the monsoon, the Ghaziabad municipal corporation has identified 58 waterlogging points and floated tenders to procure pumps to drain excess water from these locations, officials said on Wednesday.

The number of waterlogging points has risen from 52 to 58 this year, waterworks department officials said.

"We have floated tenders to get pumps installed at the 58 waterlogging points before the monsoon. Since Indirapuram has also been taken over by the civic body, some points have also been identified there. Last year, we had about 52 points and these locations are in low-lying areas," KP Anand, general manager (water works), Ghaziabad municipal corporation, told HT.

Last year, the city faced major problems aft...