The Delhi government has approved a Rs 263.45-crore project to tackle recurring waterlogging in Kirari and adjoining areas of west and northwest Delhi, with a 4.5-km drain planned along the railway line and targeted for completion by December 2027.
The Expenditure Finance Committee, chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, cleared the project on Tuesday. The proposed drain will have a design discharge capacity of 760 cusecs and is intended to carry rainwater from the surrounding areas to the Supplementary Drain, which will serve as the main outfall.
The drain will begin at Mundka Halt station and connect with the Supplementary Drain. According to the project details reported by Millennium Post, the network is expected to improve drainage across four Assembly constituencies: Kirari, Mundka, Bawana and Nangloi Jat.
More than 70 unauthorised colonies in Kirari are expected to benefit from the project. Several locations in and around Mundka have also been identified as beneficiaries, including Rani Khera Industrial Area, Venu Enclave, Ratan Park, Rajdhani Park, JJ Cluster Colony, Rajendra Park Extension, Ram Nagar, Kunwar Singh Nagar and Nilothi village.
The project is designed to address a recurring monsoon problem that affects more than road conditions. Chief Minister Gupta said waterlogging disrupts mobility, businesses, homes and everyday life, and described the project as a permanent solution to the problem. The statement places the drainage work within a wider civic challenge in areas where rainwater accumulation affects residential colonies, industrial locations and local movement at the same time.
Gupta also said the Railways had approved the project following efforts by the Delhi government. The railway alignment is central to the proposed route, making inter-agency coordination a key part of the project’s implementation. The approval is therefore not limited to the construction of a drain; it also involves connecting a major outfall with a route passing through multiple urban settlements and administrative areas.
The drainage capacity of 760 cusecs and the 4.5-km length are the main technical specifications released with the approval. The project’s stated completion deadline is December 2027. The available project announcement does not provide details of the construction schedule, tendering process, land requirements or arrangements for managing traffic and local access during the work.
For residents of Kirari, Mundka, Bawana and Nangloi Jat, the project’s practical impact will depend on whether the planned drain can carry accumulated rainwater from the identified colonies to the Supplementary Drain during heavy monsoon periods. The government has not released, in the information available, a detailed implementation calendar or a monitoring framework for the project.
The next stage will involve taking forward the approved drainage project along the railway line, with work scheduled for completion by December 2027. Further details on tenders, construction phases and execution arrangements will determine how quickly the approved plan translates into drainage improvements on the ground.
