India, Aug. 2 -- The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it has fixed the issue of water leaking from its structures onto the roads. It did this by moving all downtake pipes to central medians of roads. DMRC also said that it added 110mm storage areas in the road medians to collect water and prevent waterlogging on roads.

The Delhi Metro was responding to a plea filed in April 2022 by Delhi resident Harpal Singh Rana, which had alleged that rainwater is allowed to flow down metro pillars at several places, often leading to waterlogging and traffic snarls. Rana had sought efficient use of the rainwater.

NGT in July 2023 had constituted a technical committee - comprising representatives of the P...