India, Oct. 4 -- Union Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday issued directions to the state authorities to prepare a plan for constructing a storm water drain from Gurugram to Palwal so that rain water can be diverted to Yamuna river and frequent waterlogging could be prevented.

Khattar issued these directions during a meeting with senior officials from the Gurugram metropolitan development authority (GMDA), department of town and country planning (DTCP), public works department (PWD), Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) and district administration at PWD guest house in Gurugram, a district administration spokesperson said.

Khattar, who has served twice as Haryana chief minister and is well versed...