India, July 13 -- A draft of the new drainage master plan for Delhi will be ready in the next 15 days, Public Works Department (PWD) minister Parvesh Verma said on Saturday, adding that survey reports and suggestions from consultants appointed a year ago will be incorporated in the draft.

After assessing the draft, work will be commenced to revamp the drainage system of the Capital that was laid over 50 years ago. "We have received the report for the Najafgarh basin while reports on Barapullah and Trans-Yamuna basins will also be submitted in about 15 days. After we have all three reports, we will start the work on revamping the drainage network of Delhi. We have seen that drains are in dire need for repair and upgrade. We will start wit...