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'Poor planning' in Lodhi colony |
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 Still recovering from the after-effects of massive waterlogging in their area, residents of the posh Lodhi Colony in the capital say "poor planning" for a multi-crore Commonwealth Games parking project has resulted in the mess. The Kushak Nallah in the locality was being covered and a parking space for 350 buses being created by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for the Games. The stream has been diverted for the construction work. Most parts of Khanna Market and Lodhi Colony were under knee-deep water after Monday night's rains, causing hardship to local residents. Water entered houses and shops, causing damage to property and heavy losses to shopowners. Residents feel the diversion of the nallah and breach in its embankment were responsible for the situation. "We never had waterlogging in our area. The water used to flow through the nallah but its partial covering and diversion have caused the problem," Kiran Sharma, a resident of C-2 block, said. "The MCD had constructed a soil embankment, which was washed away during the rains. They should have foreseen the situation. This is the result of bad planning," another resident, S Haider, said. Sunil, who runs a grocery shop in Khanna Market, said most of his stored goods have been ruined, causing him a loss of lakhs of rupees. Lodhi Colony is in NDMC area but the Kushak nallah falls under MCD. The Kushak Nallah from Nehru stadium South Gate to Bhisham Pitamah flyover is being covered which can be later used as a road to AIIMS. The project cost is Rs 325.50 crore. Delhi Urban Arts Commission (DUAC) Chairman K T Ravindran also blamed "poor planning" of the project for the "man-made flood disaster." Local MCD councillor Jagdish Mamgain blamed the CPWD for the situation. "The nallah has been diverted towards Sewa Nagar where there is no waterlogging. The water flowed from the nallah through the slope to Lodhi Road. The CPWD did not properly de-silt drains in Lodhi Road which led to the waterlogging. This is nothing to do with the parking project," he said. At present, construction is on in 65 per cent of the area of the nallah while the stream is flowing in 35 per cent area. Mamgain admitted that if the nallah was allowed to flow freely in 100 per cent area, "there may have been less waterlogging". MCD spokesperson Deep Mathur said the civic body has now strengthened the embankment and is taking measures so that such an "unfortunate" situation do not recur. |
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Thursday, 30 Jul 2009, 14:22 [IST] |
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