India, July 19 -- In a bid to reduce chronic waterlogging in south and southeast Delhi during the monsoon, the Irrigation and Flood Control Department has floated tenders for widening and deepening the Taimoor Nagar drain-an overburdened stormwater channel that has long failed to cope with peak rainfall discharge.

The Rs.66.29-lakh project will target the stretch between the Bombay-Baroda Highway and the Yamuna River and is expected to significantly increase the drain's carrying capacity and reduce flooding in areas such as Taimoor Nagar, New Friends Colony, Maharani Bagh and Kalkaji.

"Desilting and dredging of the drain have been completed. But to handle stormwater more efficiently and carry runoff from adjoining neighbourhoods, the dr...