India, Sept. 25 -- With the monsoon season nearing its end, the Delhi government's Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department has begun preparations for a large-scale cleaning and desilting drive along the Munak Canal, clearing the way for its proposed riverfront development.

According to tender documents accessed by HT, the Rs.5.06-crore project will cover a 25km stretch from the Haiderpur water treatment plant to Inderlok Metro station, where the canal outfalls into Najafgarh Drain. The work will involve removing construction and demolition waste, malba, garbage, municipal solid waste, and silt from both banks.

"The exercise is aimed at preparing the stretch for future development by the Public Works Department (PWD), which plans ...