New Delhi, April 23 -- Ahead of the upcoming monsoon season, Delhi's Irrigation and Flood Control Department has accelerated its de-silting operations across the national capital's major drains, achieving over 57 per cent of its total target so far in a bid to minimise water logging and urban flooding.
According to official figures, desilting work across 76 drains has reached 57.68 per cent completion, with more than 16.48 lakh cubic meters of silt already removed against a total target of 28.57 lakh cubic meters.
The progress is particularly significant in critical stretches, and work on 21 priority drains has already crossed 76 per cent completion, indicating near-readiness ahead of the rains.
The Najafgarh drain system, one of Delhi's...