Dholpur to End Waterlogging: Modern Drains Under Construction, Ready by Monsoon
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News18•27-01-2026, 15:55
Dholpur to End Waterlogging: Modern Drains Under Construction, Ready by Monsoon
- •Dholpur city annually faces severe waterlogging, disrupting movement and increasing disease risk.
- •Municipal Council is constructing 6 new permanent drainage canals at a cost of 2.5 crore rupees.
- •These canals will provide relief to approximately 80,000 people in 60 colonies using a gravity drainage method.
- •Three canals are under construction, connecting Hundawal Road to Urmila Bihar, Hundawal Road to Chambal River, and Rajakheda Bypass to Jarauli Phatak Drainage.
- •The NGT had declared Dholpur's waterlogging a disaster, and Lok Adalat fined officials for inaction in Anand Nagar Colony.
Why It Matters: Dholpur is building modern drainage canals to permanently solve its severe annual waterlogging problem.
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