Delhi, Har officials to inspect silting in Najafgarh drain

Delhi and Haryana government officials will jointly inspect the silting in the Najafgarh drain over next two days as a part of measures to prevent waterlogging in Gurgaon that created a havoc last year.

This was agreed upon at a meeting of the officials of the two states convened by Urban Development Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra yesterday to discuss reasons behind last year's waterlogging and measures to be taken to prevent its recurrence, an official said.

The meeting was convened after Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal asked Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu to facilitate such a discussion to avoid waterlogging in Gurgaon this year.

The outcome of the joint inspection will be reported to Mishra by July 3, the official said, adding Delhi officials have assured that if required, machines will be deployed immediately for desilting of the Najafgarh drain.

While Delhi officials stated that the Najafgarh drain has huge capacity to drain out flood waters from Gurgaon, their Haryana counterparts referred to possible silting in the drain that is preventing free flow of water.

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