Delhi Drainage System: While the people of Delhi-NCR are troubled by the humidity, the heavy rain on Wednesday became more of a problem than a relief for the people of Delhi. The rain in Delhi-NCR on Wednesday flooded everywhere. According to the Meteorological Department, more than 100 mm of rain was recorded in many areas of Delhi-NCR in just one hour. A woman and her three-year-old child died due to water in Ghazipur. Even videos of water filling in the Parliament House surfaced. This is not the first time, even before this, Delhi has been seen turning into a pond after a short period of rain. In such a situation, the question arises that how old is the drainage system of Delhi that every time it rains, Delhi turns into an island? Let’s know.
How old is Delhi’s drainage system?
This is not the first time that Delhi has been flooded after rain, but every year during the rains, the people of Delhi see the same condition of the city. One reason for this is the rapid urbanization of Delhi and the decades old drainage system. Actually, the country’s capital is still dependent on the decades old drainage system. The city’s drainage system plan was last prepared in 1976. At that time the population of the city used to be 40 lakhs, but now the population of the city has become 3 crores. The city’s drainage system can withstand only 50 mm of rain in 24 hours, but if there is 100 mm of rain in an hour, then even the drainage system will fail.
According to a United Nations report, Delhi will become the most populated city in the world by 2030. In such a situation, it has become necessary for the city to increase the scope of the drainage system. Apart from this, better planning is also needed to send Delhi’s rainwater into the ground.