New Delhi, March 13 The Delhi irrigation and flood control department plans to construct a three-kilometer-long wall along the Mungeshpur drain in the Outer Delhi area to protect against flooding, officials said on Tuesday.
Last year, a section of the drain was damaged, allowing water to flow into villages and colonies near the Haryana border. People living in the low-lying areas were evacuated as a result. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta had spoken with her Haryana counterpart about the rescue operation.
"The work will be carried out along both sides of the Mungeshpur drain's bank. The inspection road along the bank will also be repaired, and its height will be increased. A tender has been issued for this," an official said.
Ahead of the monsoon season, the department will undertake this work at a cost of over Rs 4.3 crore, which will include the 2.7-kilometer wall.
The irrigation and flood control department is also undertaking a similar project – the construction of a five-kilometer-long protection wall along the Yamuna river from Majnu Ka Tila to Kashmere Gate. This project is being planned to protect residential areas along the Ring Road, which have experienced flooding in past monsoon seasons when the water levels were high.
According to officials, approval has been given to the Mungeshpur wall project, and the work is expected to be completed in six months, after the project is awarded.