CPWD’s claims refuted after Pragati Maidan tunnel gets waterlogged

The Pragati Maidan tunnel that was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 19 with much fanfare, reported waterlogging during the first monsoon rains on Thursday, belying the CPWD’s claims that the facility is equipped with modern features to avoid water accumulation there. The flooding led to traffic jams for several hours as vehicular movement came to a crawl in the tunnel, which connects India Gate with the Ring Road.

Earlier this week, the CPWD officials had claimed that they had made elaborate arrangements in the tunnel to allay fears of waterlogging.

They had claimed that automatic pumps along with seven underground sumps have been constructed in the tunnel for swift discharge of the water and a new drainage network