New Delhi: The blame game on desilting of drains has already begun before the onset of monsoons. Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), on Wednesday, claimed that while it was held responsible for desilting of Public Works Department

New Delhi: MCD seems to have one set of figures for public consumption and an entirely different one for official purposes.

Ahmedabad : This monsoon the western part of the city might not have to put up with water clogged roads. With monsoon, which is likely to hit the state on June 15, according to the Indian Meteorological Department, areas like Naranpura, Navranagpura, Paldi, Nehru Nagar among others can expect less monsoon woes, assures Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) officials.

Civic engineers are exploring the possibility of laying an underground pipeline from Subhas Sarobar to the Hooghly, alongside the proposed East-West Metro tunnel, to solve the waterlogging problem in the city proper.

Over 20 waterlogging-prone city pockets, from Camac Street to Shyambazar, could benefit from the project, according to the engineers.

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday gave its approval for the purchase of over 1400 tenements to rehabilitate Project Affected People (PAP) by the Brihanmumbai Storm Water Drain (BRIMSTOWAD) project which is touted as the solution for floods in the city.

The IGI airport got its third runway on Thursday but don't expect hovering time over the airport to reduce just yet. For, the 75-metre-wide and 4,430-metre-long runway

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, August 8

Leader of the house in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Subhash Arya and Standing Committee chairperson Vijender Gupta have said that the MCD has appointed a high power co-ordination committee under the chairmanship of Mayor Arti Mehra to monitor waterlogging on the city's roads.

All departments of the Delhi government and other government agencies are members of the committee.

A child enjoys his journey back home from school through a waterlogged street in north Calcutta. Picture by Sanat Kumar Sinha Showers lashed the city on Wednesday, with the Met office recording the season's second highest rainfall so far. Calcutta received 51.4 mm of rainfall in 24 hours, till 8.30pm on Wednesday. The Met office warned of isolated heavy rainfall in Calcutta and its adjacent areas in the next 24 hours.