Delhi LG, VK Saxena, has lauded the DDA (Delhi Development Authority) for its effort in constructing the airport drain, as a result of which, despite the recent record downpour, the IGI Airport remained free of waterlogging.
Delhi Minister Atishi on Wednesday inspected the Centralized Monsoon Control Room of the Public Works Department (PWD) to assess the waterlogging situation in the city.
Heavy rain continued to lash many parts of Gujarat on Tuesday causing waterlogging, traffic snarls and closing of roads. One of the cities in the state affected by heavy rain is Valsad, where two main underpasses are closed for traffic due to flooding.
Residents of Aya Nagar in South Delhi were seen protesting against the Delhi Government and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) over damaged roads and persistent waterlogging in the area on Sunday.
On June 28, two children who had left their homes to play in rainwater drowned after falling in a deep rainwater ditch in the New Usmanpur area of Delhi.
As per the predictions by the IMD, intense spells of rain could be accompanied by isolated thunderstorms in several regions, including Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Punjab and other areas.
Samajwadi Party leader and Member of Parliament from Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad (Ayodhya), Awadhesh Prasad on Saturday inspected waterlogging in Ayodhya and potholes on Rampath and asserted that there should be a high-level investigation into the matter.