Delhi: PWD begins monsoon preparations work, 15 news pumps to be installed at critical locations

After the directions of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the Public Works Department (PWD) has begun monsoon preparations works and is going to install 15 new pumps at critical locations to avoid waterlogging and any untoward incidents. The PWD has also decided to complete the first phase of desilting by June 15.

In a recently held meeting, Sisodia who also holds the PWD portfolio, directed the department, which manages about 1200 km of roads across the city, to take necessary action and be prepared for the monsoon so that no waterlogging incident takes place on roads under it during the rainy season.