A ₹21-crore drainage project along the five-kilometre Jain Nagar–Kanjhawala road in outer Delhi is facing delays because electricity transformers occupy five locations along the planned drain alignment, leaving sections incomplete and worsening waterlogging on a road used by thousands of commuters every day, according to a report by Jagran – New Delhi.
The project is being built alongside the main road between Jain Nagar and Kanjhawala. Work on the drain is reportedly almost complete on both sides of the transformers, but the portions beneath or around the installations cannot be finished until the transformers are shifted. The affected points are near Radhasoami Satsang, the gate of Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in Karala, Sukhbir Nagar, a health centre and Punjab National Bank.
The report said the obstruction could extend the project by about six months beyond its scheduled completion. At some locations, workers have laid pipes beneath the transformers to continue construction, but five transformer sites remain unresolved and are preventing the drain from being completed continuously along the route.
The unfinished drainage system is already affecting road conditions. Dirty water is collecting at several points on the carriageway, while waterlogging is damaging the road surface and making movement more difficult. The route connects or serves Karala, Majri, Rama Vihar, Shiv Vihar, Anandpur Dham and nearby villages and colonies.
According to the report, around 10,000 vehicles use the road during the morning and evening periods. That makes the incomplete drain more than a construction-site inconvenience: any continued accumulation of wastewater affects daily movement along a route linking residential areas, schools, public facilities and commercial premises.
Residents quoted in the report said completing the drain could provide substantial relief from waterlogging. 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 resident said the large number of vehicles using the route made early completion necessary.
The project illustrates a recurring implementation challenge in urban infrastructure: a road drainage intervention can remain incomplete even after adjoining sections are built when existing utility installations are not relocated in time. In this case, the remaining work depends on shifting the transformers or finding a workable construction arrangement at each affected site.
The report did not specify a revised completion date or identify the agency responsible for relocating the transformers. The remaining sections are expected to be completed after the transformer-related obstructions are removed, with the project potentially taking around six additional months.
