India, March 14 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday launched new state-of-the-art amphibious excavator machines (long boom and short boom) at Badusarai Bridge, Najafgarh Drain and Pankha Road Drain for cleaning the city's drainage network. These machines will significantly speed up and improve desilting operations, removal of garbage, and clearing of water hyacinth from the drains.

The move is expected to improve water drainage capacity and help reduce waterlogging during the monsoon season.

The chief minister, who visited the Badusarai area for ground inspection, said that the new machines procured by the Irrigation and Flood Control department is a step towards a cleaner Yamuna. Delhi Cabinet Ministers Parvesh Sahib Singh an...