India, April 19 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena and public works department (PWD) minister Parvesh Verma on Friday inspected measures being taken at drains and underpasses across the city to prevent water logging during the monsoon season.

The leaders visited the underpasses of Minto Bridge, the Ring Road drain near WHO, and Pul Prahladpur, which have been among the city's biggest water logging hot spots every monsoon. Gupta said automated pumping systems have been installed for which there are round-the-clock on-site operators, and modern machinery will be used to desilt drains.

After inspecting Minto Bridge, Gupta said buses were submerged in the water logged underpass in previous monsoons. "Las...