Refer to drainage report, chart plan to stop waterlogging: HC

The DJB counsel also said the action plan for the entire city was ready and would be implemented in phases.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to submit its action plan to deal with waterlogging in the city, particularly near Kushak Nalla in South Extension, by February 25.

The bench of Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva directed the DJB to examine an expert panel report on the capital’s drainage system and file its action plan. The drainage report had been submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) earlier this month.
“In the particular case, we are more concerned with waterlogging in South Extension. The counsel for the DJB should have a look at the report on drainage system and submit a plan of action with respect to it,” the bench said.

During the brief hearing, advocate Suresh Tripathi, who appeared for the DJB, submitted that earlier this month, the NGT had passed an order after accepting a report regarding restoration and preservation of the banks of the Yamuna. The tribunal had also accepted the report of the expert committee, he said.

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The DJB counsel also said the action plan for the entire city was ready and would be implemented in phases.

South Extension RWA, however, told the court that the issue was of the actual implementation of the report.

“Reports are made all the time but nothing is ever implemented,” a representative of the residents’ welfare association claimed.

The court has also asked the DJB to submit a copy of the expert panel report along with the action plan. In 2002, the court had taken up the issue suo motu after newspapers reported waterlogging in Kushak Nalla in South Extension-I.

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