New Delhi, From increasing the number of bilge pumps to cleaning manholes and drains, the NDMC is taking a slew of measures to prevent a repeat of the severe waterlogging that occurred due to heavy rains that lashed the national capital. on June 28. said a member of the municipal body.
The national capital was brought to its knees on June 28 by 228.1 mm of rain on the first day of monsoon, the highest recorded in the month of June since 1936. It flooded several parts of the city and claimed multiple lives.
New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) member Kuljeet Singh Chahal said Bharti Nagar, which is a low-lying area and where severe waterlogging was reported, now has three bilge pumps instead of one. The total capacity of the three pumps is 500 HP.
Similarly, he said, at Sunehri Pul nallah DTC bus station, the civic body has increased the number of pumps from one to four and the total capacity of these pumps is 200 HP. Even in Lodhi Estate, the number of bombs is now three, he added.
Chahal asserted that the NDMC is prepared to ensure that there is no waterlogging anywhere in the NDMC area.
Regarding strengthening the drainage system in the NDMC area to prevent collapse during the rainy season, he said that thanks to the departmental manpower, the cleaning of 11,867 manholes, 8,704 bell inlets and 7,177 have already been completed. ravine traps.
"In addition, super suction machines are also being deployed to remove sediment from sewer lines when necessary. Approximately 23 kilometers of sewer lines have been reinforced using the latest technology to improve the service life of sewer lines and also increase the carrying capacity of sewer lines by approximately 20 percent," Chahal said.
He said drainage lines and pipes connecting bellholes to sewers have also been replaced where they are damaged. Around Rs 50 crore has been spent to upgrade the old sewage line in the NDMC area, he said.
The NDMC member said the carrying capacity of drainage pipes has also been increased by almost 5 per cent due to cleaning and removal of sediment from drainage pipes. Apart from this, rehabilitation work of 1,905 mm diameter sewer line along Kushak Nalla on Brig Hoshiar Singh Road is being carried out.
Chahal also informed that the population in NDMC area has increased by 0.8 per cent annually. However, the sewage capacity has not been greatly affected because NBCC, AIIMS, Central Vista and others are developing assumptions on the principle of wastewater reuse.
The national capital was brought to its knees on June 28 by 228.1 mm of rain on the first day of monsoon, the highest recorded in the month of June since 1936. It flooded several parts of the city and claimed multiple lives.
New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) member Kuljeet Singh Chahal said Bharti Nagar, which is a low-lying area and where severe waterlogging was reported, now has three bilge pumps instead of one. The total capacity of the three pumps is 500 HP.
Similarly, he said, at Sunehri Pul nallah DTC bus station, the civic body has increased the number of pumps from one to four and the total capacity of these pumps is 200 HP. Even in Lodhi Estate, the number of bombs is now three, he added.
Chahal asserted that the NDMC is prepared to ensure that there is no waterlogging anywhere in the NDMC area.
Regarding strengthening the drainage system in the NDMC area to prevent collapse during the rainy season, he said that thanks to the departmental manpower, the cleaning of 11,867 manholes, 8,704 bell inlets and 7,177 have already been completed. ravine traps.
"In addition, super suction machines are also being deployed to remove sediment from sewer lines when necessary. Approximately 23 kilometers of sewer lines have been reinforced using the latest technology to improve the service life of sewer lines and also increase the carrying capacity of sewer lines by approximately 20 percent," Chahal said.
He said drainage lines and pipes connecting bellholes to sewers have also been replaced where they are damaged. Around Rs 50 crore has been spent to upgrade the old sewage line in the NDMC area, he said.
The NDMC member said the carrying capacity of drainage pipes has also been increased by almost 5 per cent due to cleaning and removal of sediment from drainage pipes. Apart from this, rehabilitation work of 1,905 mm diameter sewer line along Kushak Nalla on Brig Hoshiar Singh Road is being carried out.
Chahal also informed that the population in NDMC area has increased by 0.8 per cent annually. However, the sewage capacity has not been greatly affected because NBCC, AIIMS, Central Vista and others are developing assumptions on the principle of wastewater reuse.
