India, June 28 -- With the monsoon approaching, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has desilted 375.82 km of storm water drains but is yet to clean 159.66 km of the 534.82 km network targeted before the rainy season, according to civic data accessed by HT.

The city has a 652.34 km storm water drainage network, of which the MCG aimed to desilt 534.82 km before the monsoon. Officials said work is underway across all eight zones and the revised deadline for completion is June 30, although some pending work may spill over into July before heavy rainfall begins.

Zone-wise, 17.6 km remains to be desilted in Zone 1; 39.65 km in Zone 2; 5.3 km in Zone 3; 8.47 km in Zone 4; 5.9 km in Zone 5; 2.9 km in Zone 6; 32.84 km in Zone 7; and abo...