India, Jan. 12 -- The Delhi government will prioritise the completion of four major trunk drains at the cost of Rs.1,043 crore, incorporating the recommendations of the new drainage master plan in an attempt to resolve regional waterlogging issues in parts of the national capital.

Under this initiative, four major drains Mundka Halt-Supplementary Drain, the MB road storm water drain network, the Kirari-Rithala trunk drain and the stormwater drain network along NH-10 will be developed as components of the 'Drainage Master Plan,' the government said in a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office on Sunday.

CM Rekha Gupta said the administration has prioritised those areas of the capital where residents have suffered for years due to...