Stormwater drain planned on Mathura Rd to stop flooding
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New Delhi: The Public Works Department (PWD) plans to remodel a stormwater drain running along the boundary wall of the Supreme Court on Mathura Road. The stretch between Bhagwan Das Road and Mathura Road has been prone to waterlogging, and the department has planned the drain as a long-term solution to the problem. Mathura Road, which underwent extensive refurbishment less than a year ago in preparation for the G20 Summit, has been facing some problems, including waterlogging, due to the underground transit corridor. Earlier, PWD had constructed a drain along Purana Quila Road linking to Mathura Road. This was done to create an outfall for the rainwater from the service lane along Mathura Road, where the houses of judges are located. The lane used to get inundated after every rain, and to avoid the water entering the houses, the civic authorities started dumping water into the Pragati Maidan corridor tunnel, flooding it. The drain was built to solve this problem. According to an official, the work on the stormwater drain was being carried out to avoid waterlogging on Mathura Road, especially on the stretch between gate nos. 6 and 10 of Bharat Mandapam, which had become a vulnerable spot for waterlogging last year. The entire stretch was repaired before Sept last year, and the drainage network was also strengthened to avoid embarrassment in front of foreign dignitaries.