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3 basins, 18,000 km of drains: What's Delhi's ambitious plan to flood-proof city

September 28, 2025 12:11 pm

The Rs 57,000 crore Delhi Drainage Master Plan 2025, focused on the city’s three drainage basins, is billed as a 30-year solution for urban flooding. How was the plan drawn up, and what is the roadmap for its implementation?

Delhi HC postpones Madrasi Camp demolition to June 1, says need to relocate its residents before monsoon

May 13, 2025 3:11 am

The court said that the relocation of Madrasi Camp residents is of “utmost urgency and significance, particularly in light of the approaching monsoon season”

Strict timeline set to desilt major drains before monsoon: Delhi CM

March 17, 2025 5:19 am

Following the inspection, the L-G said the PWD, MCD, Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), and other relevant departments have been directed to clean and improve the drainage system in a time-bound manner

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From Yamuna tributary to monsoon bane: The story of Barapullah drain

July 11, 2024 3:18 am

The nullah is clogged with sewage and construction waste, thanks to lack of desilting and treatment of sewage, making it capable of extensive damage even with a short spell of rainfall.

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Land acquisition row, nod to cut trees awaited: Barapullah Phase 3 faces hurdles

July 09, 2024 3:36 am

Officials said the remaining parcels are required in the Nangli Razapur Village to complete work on the elevated corridor, which will pass over the Barapullah drain.

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Acceptance For cooking, bathing higher: In Barapullah, many open to using treated water, but not for drinking

June 25, 2019 1:32 am

Over 420 households from high, middle and low income groups, living near the Barapullah drain, were interviewed for the perception survey — part of a five-year joint initiative named LOTUSHR between Indian and Dutch research institutes on developing a holistic wastewater management approach.

L-G reviews plan to turn Barapullah drain into parkway

July 12, 2014 2:48 am

The project was to be implemented by DDA before the 2010 Commonwealth Games, but is yet to take off.

Barapullah road opened,trucks forbidden

December 08, 2010 1:51 am

The elevated road over the Barapullah drain was opened to the public.

Leopard’s growl and a lie: How a blood-stained rock and a forensic report exposed a murder

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In December 2024, a woman was found dead in a sugarcane field in Maharashtra, sparking public outrage over the human-wildlife conflict. The initial statement of a leopard attack was later revealed to be a planned murder by the victim's husband's nephew and a laborer. They were arrested and a charge sheet was filed against them.

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