Delhi has become capital of waterlogging : Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken

New Delhi: Hitting out at the AAP government over waterlogging in the city, Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken said Sunday the national capital has become the "capital of waterlogging".

Maken alleged the Aam Aadmi Party dispensation and BJP-led three municipal corporations have "failed" to come out with a permanent solution to waterlogging in Delhi. 

Many parts of the city witnessed waterlogging and traffic snarls for the second consecutive day after heavy rainfall lashed the city Sunday. 

Due to waterlogging, people of Delhi faced long traffic jams for hours, due to which fuel worth crores of rupees is wasted, he said in a statement. 

"AAP government and the MCDs seems to be fighting with each other just for show-off. Had both worked to come out with the permanent solution of waterlogging in Delhi, Delhi, the capital of India, would not have become 'capital of waterlogging'," he said. 

The Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee chief said the data available on the government's website regarding desilting of drains are not only surprising but also puts a "question mark" on the working of the AAP dispensation. 

"The desilting of drains should have been completed by June 15, 2018, but by this time, only 17 per cent of desilting was completed. 

"Delhi government fixed next target to complete desilting of drains by June 30, but by June 29, only 37 per cent desilting was completed and by July 27, only 39 per cent desilting could be completed," the Congress leader alleged. 

The Congress party stated that Delhi government has identified 96 places which are prone to water- logging frequently and where water logging was reported 3 or more than three times. 

"This list is incomplete as there are many other roads or areas which are prone to water-logging system frequently," Maken said. 

Earlier, waterlogging was reported from various areas in Delhi, including Shalimar Banquet Hall, Ekta Sthal and Shanti Path area. 

Heavy traffic congestion was reported in places such as Rani Jhansi Road, Qutub Road, Old Iron Bridge, Kishan Ganj Road and Lajpat Nagar Metro Station. 

According to traffic police, the situation became normal in several areas in the evening. 

A road near Kaushik Enclave in north Delhi's Burari reportedly caved in following which the Delhi Traffic Police alerted commuters not to take that route, a traffic police official said. 

Delhi Traffic Police is posting alerts on its Twitter handle to inform people about routes to be avoided. 

According to control room of civic bodies, waterlogging was reported in nearly 16 areas such as Vikas Puri, Mayapuri, Lodi Colony, Lajpat Nagar, Jangpura, Mathura Road and Govingpuri among others. 

The civic bodies also said uprooting of trees were also reported from several parts, including Raghubir Nagar, East of Kailash, Okhla, Mathura Road, Lodhi Road and C R Park main road. 

This is the second consecutive day when several areas of the city were water-logged due to heavy rains also affecting traffic movement. 

Hitting out at the AAP government and BJP-led municipal corporations, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) chief Ajay Maken alleged that both have "failed" to come out with the permanent solution for waterlogging in the national capital. 

The national capital of India has become the capital of water logging, Maken said. 

"AAP government and the MCDs seems to be fighting with each other just for show-off. Had both worked to come out with the permanent solution of waterlogging in Delhi, Delhi, the Capital of India would not have become 'Capital of waterlogging'," he said in a statement.