New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- Chronic waterlogging at the Parade Road underpass near Dhaula Kuan Metro station could finally end, as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has released Rs.3.5 crore to the Delhi Cantonment Board (DCB) for a drainage solution and cleared steps to improve stormwater outfall infrastructure in the area, officials aware of the development said.

The issue pertains to flooding at the underpass near Metro pillar numbers 156 and 157, a stretch that regularly becomes inundated during heavy rainfall, disrupting traffic movement and affecting nearby residential pockets, including parts of Rama Vihar.

The matter has been under discussion among multiple agencies - NHAI, the public works department (PWD), DCB and the ...