India, May 13 -- The India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) is developing an underground sump reservoir and a high-pressure pumping system near Bharat Mandapam in an attempt to address chronic waterlogging in the area, senior officials said. The project, estimated to cost around Rs.2 crore, will channel excess rainwater from Gate No. 3 to a nearby municipal drain.

The project is expected to take around three months and is unlikely to be completed before the monsoon. "Around 1,000 cubic metres will be excavated to create a waterproof reservoir fitted with five high-capacity submersible pumps. Excess water will collect in the sump, from where the pumps installed at different levels will continuously drain it out," an official said.

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