India, June 12 -- Civic and land-owning bodies have identified over 2,300 points across Delhi where untreated sewage is mixing with stormwater drains or stormwater is intruding into sewage lines, causing frequent overflows and contamination of public spaces, according to a government review shared during a high-level meeting chaired by the Delhi chief secretary on June 3.

Documents reviewed by HT reveal that the Public Works Department (PWD) reported 465 locations where sewage is flowing into stormwater drains. The Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) department identified 1,169 such points in its stormwater network, while the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) flagged 16 locations.

Delhi, for many years, has suffered from a multiplicity ...