India, Oct. 18 -- The Delhi government has launched an ambitious plan to revive more than 50 natural water bodies across the city by linking them directly to stormwater drains, officials said on Friday. The initiative aims to turn Delhi's barely functional lakes and ponds into natural sponges that can store excess rainwater, reduce flooding, and replenish the city's fast-depleting groundwater.
Officials from the Public Works Department (PWD), which is spearheading the project, said the revival plan forms a key part of Delhi's newly released Drainage Master Plan - the first major update to the city's drainage system in over four decades. Most of the targeted water bodies, officials aware of the plan said, have either dried up or degraded ...
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