New Delhi, Two days after rains brought Delhi to a standstill, civic agencies are bracing for more forecast downpours over the next few days as they kept their field units on high alert and deployed additional manpower and machinery to tackle waterlogging and other complaints.
Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party government announced compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of those who drowned after record rains on Friday, the day the monsoon hit the city.
The weather service predicted heavy rain through Tuesday. Civic agencies say they have plans to address excessive waterlogging - increasing deployment of personnel and equipment and keeping field units on high alert are some of the measures they have taken.
The national capital was brought to its knees on Friday morning by 228.1 mm of rainfall on the first day of the monsoon, the highest recorded in the month of June since 1936. It flooded several parts of the city and claimed multiple lives .
In an official communication sent to the Revenue Department on Sunday, Minister Atishi said there were "several deaths" reported due to drowning on June 28, following extreme rains. "It is hereby ordered that the families of all those who lost their lives be given compensation of Rs 10 lakh."
A six-year-old boy died on Sunday when a part of the terrace of an old building collapsed in Harsh Vihar area of the national capital.
Police said the boy was playing when a part of the building collapsed and the boy fell to the ground and suffered serious injuries.
According to the police, a case has been opened against the owner of the building, Ramji Lal, who is absconding after the incident.
A New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) official said the civic body has intensified manpower deployment to handle waterlogging complaints and is monitoring areas under Lutyens' Delhi through CCTV cameras.
On Friday, Lutyens' upscale Delhi area witnessed a flood-like situation as water entered the bungalows of many MPs.
NDMC vice-president Satish Upadhyay said they have kept four additional pumps on standby at Golf Links and Bharti Nagar, which witnessed excessive waterlogging on Friday.
"Three vehicle-mounted super vacs will continue to patrol vulnerable areas. We have also deployed additional personnel and canceled the leave of absence of all employees.
"Each vulnerable area has been assigned to a superintending engineer who is staffed to address the issues. NDMC's central command and control room will monitor all vulnerable areas through CCTV cameras," Upadhyay said.
According to the NDMC, superintending engineers are now monitoring operations at vulnerable points to ensure timely interventions.
"We will ensure round-the-clock monitoring through CCTV cameras. CCTV cameras are installed for continuous monitoring of vulnerable areas," another official said.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has put its field units on high alert to deal with any such situation. A senior official of the civic body said its central control room is functioning round the clock and claimed that the cleaning of drains has been completed.
Mobile pumps, super suction machines, excavators and other machines have been deployed at several places where waterlogging was reported through dedicated 24x7 zonal control rooms of the MCD, the official said.
"In total 72 permanent pumping stations are functioning as per requirement. In addition, 465 mobile/submersible pumps of different capacities have been made available to eliminate waterlogging. Manpower along with machines have also been adequately deployed for rapid and sustained release of water ", said. saying.
"As part of the anti-monsoon action plan, all preparations have been made and field units are on high alert to deal with the situation," the official added.
According to PWD officials, all waterlogged places except Pragati Maidan tunnel have been drained.
Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party government announced compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of those who drowned after record rains on Friday, the day the monsoon hit the city.
The weather service predicted heavy rain through Tuesday. Civic agencies say they have plans to address excessive waterlogging - increasing deployment of personnel and equipment and keeping field units on high alert are some of the measures they have taken.
The national capital was brought to its knees on Friday morning by 228.1 mm of rainfall on the first day of the monsoon, the highest recorded in the month of June since 1936. It flooded several parts of the city and claimed multiple lives .
In an official communication sent to the Revenue Department on Sunday, Minister Atishi said there were "several deaths" reported due to drowning on June 28, following extreme rains. "It is hereby ordered that the families of all those who lost their lives be given compensation of Rs 10 lakh."
A six-year-old boy died on Sunday when a part of the terrace of an old building collapsed in Harsh Vihar area of the national capital.
Police said the boy was playing when a part of the building collapsed and the boy fell to the ground and suffered serious injuries.
According to the police, a case has been opened against the owner of the building, Ramji Lal, who is absconding after the incident.
A New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) official said the civic body has intensified manpower deployment to handle waterlogging complaints and is monitoring areas under Lutyens' Delhi through CCTV cameras.
On Friday, Lutyens' upscale Delhi area witnessed a flood-like situation as water entered the bungalows of many MPs.
NDMC vice-president Satish Upadhyay said they have kept four additional pumps on standby at Golf Links and Bharti Nagar, which witnessed excessive waterlogging on Friday.
"Three vehicle-mounted super vacs will continue to patrol vulnerable areas. We have also deployed additional personnel and canceled the leave of absence of all employees.
"Each vulnerable area has been assigned to a superintending engineer who is staffed to address the issues. NDMC's central command and control room will monitor all vulnerable areas through CCTV cameras," Upadhyay said.
According to the NDMC, superintending engineers are now monitoring operations at vulnerable points to ensure timely interventions.
"We will ensure round-the-clock monitoring through CCTV cameras. CCTV cameras are installed for continuous monitoring of vulnerable areas," another official said.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has put its field units on high alert to deal with any such situation. A senior official of the civic body said its central control room is functioning round the clock and claimed that the cleaning of drains has been completed.
Mobile pumps, super suction machines, excavators and other machines have been deployed at several places where waterlogging was reported through dedicated 24x7 zonal control rooms of the MCD, the official said.
"In total 72 permanent pumping stations are functioning as per requirement. In addition, 465 mobile/submersible pumps of different capacities have been made available to eliminate waterlogging. Manpower along with machines have also been adequately deployed for rapid and sustained release of water ", said. saying.
"As part of the anti-monsoon action plan, all preparations have been made and field units are on high alert to deal with the situation," the official added.
According to PWD officials, all waterlogged places except Pragati Maidan tunnel have been drained.
