Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Delhi Clears Kirari Drain Project to Tackle Monsoon Waterlogging
Kirari often gets flooded when heavy rain falls during the monsoon.
Delhi has approved a project to build a new drain beside the railway tracks.
It will begin near Mundka Halt railway station and connect to the Supplementary Drain.
The channel is designed to carry 760 cusecs of water.
Officials expect construction to finish by December 2027.
They say the drain should carry rainwater away from places where it collects.
The project is expected to help areas in Kirari, Mundka, Bawana and Nangloi Jat, including 70 unauthorised colonies in Kirari.
It is also intended to benefit several named neighbourhoods and Nilothi village.
Delhi’s Expenditure Finance Committee approved a Rs 263.45-crore Kirari drainage project.
The plan includes an approximately 4.5-kilometre drain alongside railway tracks.
The drain is expected to be completed by December 2027 and designed for 760 cusecs.
It will run from near Mundka Halt railway station and connect to the Supplementary Drain.
The project is intended to help four assembly constituencies and 70 unauthorised colonies in Kirari.
- Who
- Delhi’s Expenditure Finance Committee approved the plan; the project is being handled by the Irrigation and Flood Control Department.
- What
- Construction of an approximately 4.5-kilometre drain designed to carry 760 cusecs of water.
- When
- The committee cleared the plan on Tuesday; completion is expected by December 2027.
- Where
- Along railway tracks in Kirari, from near Mundka Halt railway station to the Supplementary Drain.
- Why
- To channel rainwater away from chronically flooded areas and address recurring monsoon waterlogging.
Project rationale
Project approach
Responding to recurring waterlogging
Project rationale
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said monsoon waterlogging disrupts movement, damages homes and harms local commerce, making a lasting fix a priority.
Project approach
Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh described the drain as part of a broader effort to upgrade Delhi’s drainage infrastructure.
- Project cost
- Rs 263.45 crore
- Planned drain length
- Approximately 4.5 kilometres
- Designed capacity
- 760 cusecs
- Expected completion
- December 2027
- Planned route
- From near Mundka Halt railway station to the Supplementary Drain
- Assembly constituencies expected to benefit
- Kirari, Mundka, Bawana and Nangloi Jat
- Unauthorised colonies expected to benefit
- 70 in Kirari