New Delhi, April 6 -- Taking a major step towards resolving the recurring problem of waterlogging in the capital during monsoons and modernizing the sewer cleaning system, the Delhi Government has introduced a "recycler machine."

According to a release, this machine has been brought in from Mumbai and is capable of deep and thorough sewer cleaning without requiring any manual entry into the system.

A trial of the recycler machine was conducted at Greater Kailash area on Sunday. PWD Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh personally oversaw the trial and inspection of the machine.

Speaking about the root cause of the problem, the PWD minister pointed out that the lack of desilting in sewers for the past 10 to 20 years has resulted in clogged drain...