(a) whether the very first rain of the Monsoon Season has not only once again exposed the preparedness of the departments concerned but also caused great difficulties to the people; and
(b) if so, whether the Government propose to look into the hollow preparedness and waste of money by the civic bodies in Delhi and bring to book the gulty and culprit officials in the matter?
MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION ( SHRI JAGMOHAN )
(a): Sir, it is true that monsoon rains have caused water
logging in some parts of the city. MCD has reported that the
preparedness had been started from March, 2000 by desilting of
1173 nallahs, 35746 bell-mouths, 42012 gully gratings, 2069
vertical chambers & 994.7 KM S.W. drains in various localities
in the city. The total silt taken out from nallahs came to
about 7 lakh Metric Tonnes. The MCD has also installed extra
mobile pumps in low-lying areas which are prone to flooding, viz
Tilak Bridge, Minto Bridge, Shakti Nagar under bridge, Road
under bridge (RUB) Badarpur, RUB Ashok Vihar and RUB Zakhira.
However, the water logging took place in certain areas as drains
were blocked by garbage or failure of electricity. Action was
taken for clearance of stagnant water.
In NDMC areas, clogging of drains also affected the
clearance of water for some time.
(b): Necessary directions have been given to the civic bodies
to improve their preparedness and in case of inaction, to fix
responsibility.