A Delhi drainage project costing Rs 21 crore has been delayed on the five-kilometre Jain Nagar–Kanjhawala road after five electricity transformers obstructed construction at separate locations, leaving parts of the route vulnerable to waterlogging and traffic disruption.
According to a report by Jagran – New Delhi, the project was expected to improve drainage along the main road linking Jain Nagar and Kanjhawala. However, construction at five points remains incomplete because transformers are positioned where the drain is being built. The work may take about six additional months to finish.
The reported obstruction points are near Radhasoami Satsang, the gate of Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in Karala, Sukhbir Nagar, a health centre and Punjab National Bank. Drain construction has largely been completed on both sides of the transformers, but the sections beneath them cannot be finished until the equipment is shifted.
In some locations, workers have installed pipes below the transformers to keep construction moving. The report said this workaround has not resolved the problem at all five locations. The remaining sections will require the transformers to be relocated before the drain can be completed.
The road serves residents of Karala, Majri, Rama Vihar, Shiv Vihar and Anandpur Dham, as well as nearby villages and colonies. Jagran reported that about 10,000 vehicles use the route during the morning and evening periods. With the drainage system unfinished, dirty water has accumulated on parts of the road, affecting movement and contributing to damage to the road surface.
The delay illustrates how existing utility infrastructure can interrupt civic construction even after a project has been planned and work has begun. In this case, the drain alignment has reached locations occupied by power transformers, making coordination between the drainage work and electricity infrastructure necessary before the remaining sections can be completed.
Residents quoted in the report said the incomplete drain was causing daily inconvenience. Yugal, a resident of Kanjhawala Extension, said dirty water was collecting on the road because of the delay and that the transformer-related obstruction should be removed quickly. Another local resident said the route carries a large number of vehicles every day and that the incomplete construction was creating problems for commuters.
The project is expected to provide relief from waterlogging once the blocked sections are completed. The immediate next step is the relocation of the five transformers, after which construction can proceed at the outstanding points. Based on the report, the work could extend by approximately six months.
