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Wagholi residents furious over sewage overflow, lack of action by civic body

Residents of Wagholi blame the civic authorities for lack of proper drainage system in their area as sewage water flows on to the road posing safety and health risks

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Updated on Nov 29, 2024 09:54 AM IST

ByDheeraj Bengrut

Delhi: PWD set to undertake repairs on Rohtak Road

The repair work on a 10km, six-lane road will take place in two phases, and bids have been invited for each

Potholes and debris on Rohtak Road near Anand Parbat in New Delhi on Monday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 18, 2024 06:18 AM IST

ByParas Singh

Hry minister pushes for urgent infra boost on Ggm-Jhajjar Rd

Minister Rao Narbir Singh directed PWD, GMDA, and MCG officials to hold a joint meeting focused on completing road repairs and resolving sewage and drainage issues within a set timeframe

Haryana cabinet minister Rao Narbir Singh with senior officials during the inspection on Monday. (HT Photo)

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Published on Nov 12, 2024 05:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Inclined to refer review of Delhi’s infra to Union secy: HC

Stating that the entire system in Delhi needed a relook in light of its “outdated” infrastructure, the court asked the committee to give suggestions for revamps

During the hearing on Wednesday, the court expressed its displeasure over the failure of various authorities in the Capital to coordinate in order to improve the city’s infrastructure, terming the state of affairs as “sad”. (File Photo)

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Updated on Nov 07, 2024 05:04 AM IST

ByShruti Kakkar

PWD to award three-year contracts for effective drain desilting

PWD plans three-year contracts for drain desilting in Delhi to enhance accountability and tackle monsoon flooding, amid ongoing concerns over past performance.

Delhi government attributed monsoon waterlogging and urban flooding to lack of proper drain desilting. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Nov 04, 2024 05:18 AM IST

ByParas Singh

Paris dream goes down the drain in Panchkula

With Panchkula’s population having grown manifold since it was planned, the city’s drainage system must be upgraded and nullahs need to be cleared of encroachments with political will and compliance of civic authorities

This monsoon, waterlogging turned fatal as a three-year-old girl died after she fell into an open manhole on an inundated street in Sector 12-A. (Sant Arora/HT)

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Updated on Oct 02, 2024 09:42 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

India v Bangladesh: Wet patches rule out play on Day 3 of Kanpur Test

The umpires called off play without a ball being bowled for the second day in a row due to wet patches on the field

Match officials inspect the outfield at Green Park on Sunday. (PTI)

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Published on Sep 29, 2024 10:57 PM IST

BySharad Deep

Gururgam’s Ward 25 faces connectivity, infra woes

Ward 25 faces significant challenges in public transport and last-mile connectivity, with no reliable public transport services, residents allege

The dilapidated condition of a main road connecting to sectors 67, 68, 69, 70, 75, and Badshahpur. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 26, 2024 06:46 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar

Heavy rain inundates key Gurugram roads, brings parts of city to standstill

Waterlogging was reported from Delhi-Jaipur Expressway near Narsinghpur, Sohna Road, Golf Course Extension Road, Basai, Hero Honda Chowk, Southern Peripheral Road

Office-goers bore the brunt of the downpour. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Sep 06, 2024 08:43 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar

Downpour washes away LMC claims; more rain likely today

A rain spell in Lucknow exposed the city's poor drainage, causing significant waterlogging. More rain is expected, with temperatures remaining above normal.

Waterlogging in Lucknow Udayganj after Wednesday’s downpour (Mushtaq Ali)

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Updated on Sep 05, 2024 09:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Lucknow: Just 5.3 mm of rain enough to cause havoc

The forecast for Lucknow is partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of light to moderate rain/thundershowers.

Waterlogging in Ghasyari Mandi locality of Lucknow on Wednesday (Mushtaq Ali/HT)

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Updated on Sep 05, 2024 06:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Residents hassled as rain, sewerage water entre houses in Mohali

People residing in 1,200 houses located in the low-lying area of Phase 11, Mohali, were seen pumping out water using buckets, tubs, wipers and making temporary brick walls to combat the rain water getting inside their houses

Commuters wade through a waterlogged road after rain in Mohali on Monday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 03, 2024 06:56 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Overnight showers cause waterlogging, traffic snarls in Gurugram

IMD officials said that there is a forecast of heavy rainfall in Gurugram and neighbouring districts on September 2, besides light to moderate rainfall in isolated places till September 4. Gurugram’s air quality index (AQI) was in satisfactory category (80) on Thursday

Vehicles stuck in a two kilometre long queue on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway due to rain near Iffco Chowk elevated U-turn, in Gurugram on Thursday. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Aug 30, 2024 05:50 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar

Heavy rainfall in Gurugram causes severe waterlogging; traffic affected

IMD officials said that the city recorded a rainfall of at least 6mm in the past 24 hours and light to moderate rainfall is expected in the next two hours

Traffic congestion at Delhi-Gurugram expressway near Signature Tower flyover in Gurugram. (Parveen Kumar | HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 29, 2024 03:16 PM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar

Mahesh Society Chowk residents protest poor drainage, release boats in wastewater

The protesters demanded that the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) address the drainage issues at Mahesh Society Chowk on an immediate and urgent basis

As the drainage chamber in the middle of the road is completely broken, drainage water keeps flowing onto the road. Both pedestrians and motorists have to be cautious while navigating the chowk. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Aug 27, 2024 05:14 AM IST

ByDheeraj Bengrut

House owners body calls for white paper on expenditure by MC on road, gullies cleaning

HOWA held its core committee meeting wherein the officials of the municipal corporation were held completely responsible for the losses occurred because of rain water entering the houses, markets and the basement of the civil hospital of Sector 6 on August 11 after heavy rains

The demand was made to issue a white paper on the expenditure incurred by the municipal corporation on cleaning of roads and lanes this season. (HT Representational image)

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Updated on Aug 21, 2024 08:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

Waterlogging in VIP Lko areas: Mayor asks civic chief to set up panel to rid city of problem

Panel to be also tasked with identifying shortcomings in existing infrastructure, proposing short-term and long-term measures

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Updated on Aug 21, 2024 07:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Narrow drains flowing out to silty choes behind Chandigarh’s waterlogging mess

Its narrow drainage system designed to handle a maximum of 15 to 25 mm of rain per hour, depending on the area, Chandigarh braved 110.3 mm rain in just two hours between 12.30 pm and 2.30 pm on Sunday

With the stormwater system already embattled, authorities have also failed to complete civic works before monsoon, allege Chandigarh residents. (Keshav Singh/HT)

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Updated on Aug 13, 2024 10:36 AM IST

ByMandeep Kaur Narula, Chandigarh

Alarming level of garbage dumping, water logging found in 4 Noida sectors

Residents in other localities including Sector 12, 18, 19 said that a similar situation prevails in their place

To prevent water logging situation, directions have been issued to remove encroachments from drains, developing footpath crossdrain to manage waterflow, and raising the height of the culvert in Sector 62, Khoda road. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 11, 2024 08:06 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

Move all coaching centres to better planned areas: Report on deaths in Delhi

The report also castigated officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi Fire Services (DFS) and the coaching institute

CBI officials along with Delhi police officials at Rau's IAS Study Circle in Old Rajendra Nagar in New Delhi on Thursday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 09, 2024 04:21 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

Recent heavy rainfall has added potholed-roads to suburbs’ woes

Residents claim PMC has failed to provide basic infrastructure to 34 fringe villages merged with the civic body since 2017

A road riddled with potholes in Narhe area that was merged with PMC. Residents claim the civic body has failed to provide basic infrastructure to its 34 villages merged since 2017. (MAHENDRA KOLHE/HT)

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Updated on Aug 07, 2024 08:16 AM IST

BySiddharth Gadkari

₹500cr corpus to be used to fix drains, says Delhi mayor

Addressing a press conference after a review meeting with officials, she said many areas are still dependent on 20 to 30-year-old drains that have not been upgraded and have fallen into disrepair

Amid furore over waterlogging-related deaths at Rau’s IAS Study Circle, the road outside the coaching centre was severely waterlogged again during an extreme rainfall in the intervening night of July 31 and August 1. (PTI)

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Updated on Aug 02, 2024 05:28 AM IST

ByParas Singh

UPSC aspirants death: MCD report blames everyone but MCD

In its probe report on the death of three students at Rau’s IAS circle coaching centre in Rajendra Nagar, the MCD appeared to deflect all blame away from itself

Police officers outside the Rau’s IAS Study circle in Delhi on Monday. (ArvindYadav/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 31, 2024 04:56 AM IST

ByParas Singh

Four years of waterlogging problem in Gurugram Sector 82 road leading to Vatika townships

A 500-meter road in Gurugram Sector 82 faces chronic waterlogging, leading to stranded buses and residents' complaints. Government agencies blame each other for the issue.

The waterlogged road stretch in Gurugram Sector 82 connected to Blocks E, F, G, and H in Vatika Next on Thursday. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 16, 2024 06:32 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar, Gurugram

Water-logging in Lko’s Gomti Nagar: IIT Roorkee to construct 40km of drains at ₹151.46 cr

This initiative comes after IIT Roorkee prepared a new design for the drains, aiming to resolve water-logging issues in Gomti Nagar

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Published on Jul 04, 2024 09:16 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Two hours of rain leaves several parts of Noida waterlogged

Waterlogging was reported from places including the Botanical Garden, Dalit Prerna Sthal, outside The Great India Place mall, Bird Feeding Point, besides places in Sectors 96, 95, 76, 62, 50, 27 and 19

The Noida traffic police also identified waterlogging hot spots in Noida and Greater Noida and wrote to the departments concerned to take cognisance before the situation exacerbates in the upcoming monsoon. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 29, 2024 06:50 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Noida

‘Those who cursed the MCD’: BJP slams AAP on waterlogging in Delhi after rain

BJP alleged that around only 150 out of the 700 drains in Delhi were desilted by AAP government with monsoon at the threshold

Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva called it a ‘misfortune’ that Dehi has to deal with such waterlogging issues every monsoon season.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Jun 27, 2024 07:12 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

NDMC’s ₹1,600cr plan to tackle flooding in New Delhi

NDMC plans long-term action for drainage system to prevent waterlogging in New Delhi. Short-term fixes also in place. Vulnerable areas identified for desilting and maintenance.

Large swathes of land were inundated during the floods in Delhi in July, 2023. (HT File)

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Updated on May 03, 2024 05:12 AM IST

ByParas Singh

To prevent waterlogging, GMDA reviews flood preparedness

Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) is taking flood preparedness measures for the monsoon season, including testing drainage systems and installing pumps at 14 locations prone to waterlogging. They will also conduct mock drills and set up a flood control office. Construction and desilting work is underway to address waterlogging issues in various areas.

A GMDA official said 23 pumps would be installed at 14 locations. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Feb 10, 2024 06:16 AM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar

GMDA to build new drains in Gurugram’s Sector 12

Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) to build new drainage system in Sector 28 to reduce water logging during monsoon. Officials also plan to supply treated waste water to parks.

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Updated on Jan 30, 2024 10:50 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Gurugram

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Residents of Wagholi blame the civic authorities for lack of proper drainage system in their area as sewage water flows on to the road posing safety and health risks

The repair work on a 10km, six-lane road will take place in two phases, and bids have been invited for each

Minister Rao Narbir Singh directed PWD, GMDA, and MCG officials to hold a joint meeting focused on completing road repairs and resolving sewage and drainage issues within a set timeframe

Stating that the entire system in Delhi needed a relook in light of its “outdated” infrastructure, the court asked the committee to give suggestions for revamps

PWD plans three-year contracts for drain desilting in Delhi to enhance accountability and tackle monsoon flooding, amid ongoing concerns over past performance.

With Panchkula’s population having grown manifold since it was planned, the city’s drainage system must be upgraded and nullahs need to be cleared of encroachments with political will and compliance of civic authorities

The umpires called off play without a ball being bowled for the second day in a row due to wet patches on the field

Ward 25 faces significant challenges in public transport and last-mile connectivity, with no reliable public transport services, residents allege

Waterlogging was reported from Delhi-Jaipur Expressway near Narsinghpur, Sohna Road, Golf Course Extension Road, Basai, Hero Honda Chowk, Southern Peripheral Road

A rain spell in Lucknow exposed the city's poor drainage, causing significant waterlogging. More rain is expected, with temperatures remaining above normal.

The forecast for Lucknow is partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of light to moderate rain/thundershowers.

People residing in 1,200 houses located in the low-lying area of Phase 11, Mohali, were seen pumping out water using buckets, tubs, wipers and making temporary brick walls to combat the rain water getting inside their houses

IMD officials said that there is a forecast of heavy rainfall in Gurugram and neighbouring districts on September 2, besides light to moderate rainfall in isolated places till September 4. Gurugram’s air quality index (AQI) was in satisfactory category (80) on Thursday

IMD officials said that the city recorded a rainfall of at least 6mm in the past 24 hours and light to moderate rainfall is expected in the next two hours

The protesters demanded that the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) address the drainage issues at Mahesh Society Chowk on an immediate and urgent basis

HOWA held its core committee meeting wherein the officials of the municipal corporation were held completely responsible for the losses occurred because of rain water entering the houses, markets and the basement of the civil hospital of Sector 6 on August 11 after heavy rains

Panel to be also tasked with identifying shortcomings in existing infrastructure, proposing short-term and long-term measures

Its narrow drainage system designed to handle a maximum of 15 to 25 mm of rain per hour, depending on the area, Chandigarh braved 110.3 mm rain in just two hours between 12.30 pm and 2.30 pm on Sunday

Residents in other localities including Sector 12, 18, 19 said that a similar situation prevails in their place

The report also castigated officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi Fire Services (DFS) and the coaching institute

Residents claim PMC has failed to provide basic infrastructure to 34 fringe villages merged with the civic body since 2017

Addressing a press conference after a review meeting with officials, she said many areas are still dependent on 20 to 30-year-old drains that have not been upgraded and have fallen into disrepair

In its probe report on the death of three students at Rau’s IAS circle coaching centre in Rajendra Nagar, the MCD appeared to deflect all blame away from itself

A 500-meter road in Gurugram Sector 82 faces chronic waterlogging, leading to stranded buses and residents' complaints. Government agencies blame each other for the issue.

This initiative comes after IIT Roorkee prepared a new design for the drains, aiming to resolve water-logging issues in Gomti Nagar

Waterlogging was reported from places including the Botanical Garden, Dalit Prerna Sthal, outside The Great India Place mall, Bird Feeding Point, besides places in Sectors 96, 95, 76, 62, 50, 27 and 19

BJP alleged that around only 150 out of the 700 drains in Delhi were desilted by AAP government with monsoon at the threshold

NDMC plans long-term action for drainage system to prevent waterlogging in New Delhi. Short-term fixes also in place. Vulnerable areas identified for desilting and maintenance.

Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) to build new drainage system in Sector 28 to reduce water logging during monsoon. Officials also plan to supply treated waste water to parks.

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