Minto Bridge to IP Estate — some new solutions for Delhi’s waterlogging woes

Even as several areas in Delhi grapple with waterlogging due to heavy rainfall, the Public Works Department (PWD) has implemented temporary as well as permanent solutions at seven particularly vulnerable locations — Minto Bridge, Pul Prahladpur underpass, Zakhira flyover, Loni Road golchakkar, Jahangirpuri Metro station road, Karala Kanjhawala road, and IP Estate, opposite the WHO Building — to ensure no accidents take place.

For the first time in years, Minto Bridge, which experiences waterlogging every monsoon, has seen much less water collecting than usual after an alternate route was created for rainwater discharge. Going forward, officials hope to implement such solutions at the other critical points too.