Clogged roads can’t be tolerated every year: HC

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday reacted sharply to water-logging on major roads and crippling of traffic in the Capital saying, “We cannot tolerate

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday reacted sharply to water-logging on major roads and crippling of traffic in the Capital saying, “We cannot tolerate this year after year.”

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Justice BD Ahmed, who is hearing a matter relating to water-logging with justice Ashutosh Kumar, said when he was on the way to court on Wednesday morning, “even the road in front of the vice-president’s residence was waterlogged”.

“There is no justification for clogged drains,” the bench said.

It said pools of water collected on roads after rains due to poor drainage became breeding grounds for mosquitoes, leading to the spread of vector-borne diseases such as dengue and chikungunya.

The court was shown recent pictures of water-logging in South Extension Part-I and Kushak Nallah.

The HC was hearing a public interest litigation over steps to check water-logging in South Delhi.