Capital shame: Ring Road is Delhi’s biggest water-logging danger zone

Delhi’s arterial Ring Road has the highest number of hits on the list of 41 water-logging danger zones identified by the Public Works Department this monsoon as per information under RTI.There are seven different places along the 87 km long Ring road stretch – among them the Moolchand underpass, the Dhaula Kuan underpass, RTR marg near Moti Bagh flyover – that have been identified as being prone to water-logging. Two metro-stations – Kashmere Gate and Jehangirpuri – are also on the list, so is the buzzing bus terminal at Kashmere Gate.[caption id="attachment_376133" align="alignleft" width="380"] Reuters[/caption]But there is some hope of relief for the commuters this year. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday in response to a PIL has directed the civic authorities get cracking on unclogging the city’s drains to prevent water-logging in the 41 water-logging prone areas that have been listed by the PWD.With civic bodies passing the buck from department to department, Gaurav Kumar Bansal, High Court advocate who filed the PIL, says the Delhi High Court’s intervention alone can move the civic bodies to take proactive steps.“If despite the court orders, there is widespread waterlogging in the city I will file a contempt petition,” says Bansal.Full list of areas prone to water-logging as per PWDi. Road Number 63 infront of TR Sawhneyii. Sewadham Chowkiii. Between Wazirabad Brigade to Ring Roadiv. South side service road near Yamuna Viharv. Slip Road of Gokalpuri Flyover North Sidevi. Under Railway Box, near Old Yamuna Bridgevii. Ring Road Bypassviii. Bharion Road under Railway Bridgeix. Infront of IIPA on Ring Roadx. Below Hanuman Setuxi. Near Sarai Kale Khan Red Lightxii. I.P Subwayxiii. RUB Badarpur on MB Roadxiv. Modi Mill flyover U-Turnxv. Moolchand Underpass- Ring Roadxvi. South Extension Part – I,xvii. II Service Road on Ring Roadxviii. Ashram Chowkxix. Opposite DPS on Mathura Roadxx. Jahangirpuri Metro Stationxxi. Near ISBT Kashmere Gate Exitxxii. Near Kashmiri Gate Metro Stationxxiii. On Boulvard Roadxxiv. Nigam Bodh on Ring Roadxxv. RTR Marg near Moti Bagh Flyover (Ring Road)xxvi. Dhaula Kuan under pass on Ring Road Carriage (From AIIMS to Naraina) loop of ARSD College & S.P Margxxvii. T-Point B.J. Marg Ring Roadxxviii. At Road No. 89 Loha Mandi near Satya Parkxxix. At Road No. 25 Inderpurixxx. At Mayapuri crossing/chowkxxxi. DDA Flats Kalkaji at Guru Ravidas Margxxxii. Tara Apartmentxxxiii. D.C.Court, Saket Mehrauli Bound Carriage on M.B. Roadxxxiv.  Stadium Gate at Siri Fort Roadxxxv. Near Rajdhani Nikunjxxxvi. Chandra Vihar Bus Standxxxvii. ROB-36xxxviii.  Ganesh Chowk RUB at Road NO 57 near Bihari Colonyxxxix.  Near Max Balaji Hospital on Road No. 57-Axl. Road No. 75-Axli. ITO Chungi underpass on Vikas Marg