India, Feb. 27 -- The Delhi government irrigation and flood control (I&FC) department, in an undertaking to the National Green Tribunal, has stated that it will complete desilting 23 out of 24 major drains in the Capital by May 31 - before the onset of the monsoons.

The department said the Najafgarh drain, which is Delhi's largest, will take longer to desilt, and set a deadline of June 2027 for the water body.

NGT is hearing multiple pleas filed on Delhi's stormwater drains, with petitions from residents of Nizamuddin West, Defence Colony, and Shahdara, among other neighbourhoods across the city, seeking action against the sewage flowing through the Capital's drains. The pleas have pointed out that the sewage has led to foul smell and w...