India, April 28 -- With the monsoon a few months away, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) on Thursday said 408 kilometres of the city's 607 km drainage network have been cleaned so far, even as residents flagged delays and incomplete work on the ground.

Officials said the civic body is targeting desilting of at least 473km of drains by May 31. The exercise is crucial in Gurugram, which frequently faces severe waterlogging during the monsoon.

Earlier this month, Urban Local Bodies (ULB) commissioner and secretary Ashok Kumar Meena directed authorities to take urgent and coordinated steps to prevent flooding.

Yash Jaluka, additional commissioner, MCG, said that around 408 km of drains have been desilted so far. "The remaining dr...