New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Delhi Home and Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood on Wednesday inaugurated new drainage systems in Chanakya Place, parts 1 and 2, in Sitapuri, aiming to tackle waterlogging.

Speaking to the reporters, Ashish Sood said, "There was no drainage system earlier. Today, in Chanakya Place, Parts One and Two, we inaugurated drainage systems on 25-foot, 30-foot, and 40-foot roads in Sitapuri. This work will be carried out on each road in turn. Over the next six months, work will be carried out to eliminate the waterlogging problem here. Each will cost approximately Rs 4 crore."

A day earlier, Sood visited the Coolie Camp Night Shelter in Vasant Vihar to review the situation following the fire incident, according to an of...