New Delhi: Amid ongoing desilting operations across major drains and nullahs ahead of the monsoon, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has raised concerns over delay in cleaning the disused canal drain connecting Karkari Mor to the SDM office in east Delhi.The civic body claimed that no work had started at site till last week and this lapse was pointed out during the last visit of commissioner MCD to the site. No response was received from PWD on this matter.“The drain carries a large volume of discharge from Shahdara South Zone and falls under the responsibility of PWD as the road-owning and maintaining agency. The issue had already been communicated several months ago. During a joint inspection on May 5, 2026, attended by the PWD Minister, local MLA, councillor and officials from MCD, PWD and DJB, it was clarified that PWD would be solely responsible for future de-silting of the drain,” stated MCD in its letter to PWD written last week..“MCD has now requested urgent round-the-clock cleaning operations with heavy machinery and manpower deployment to ensure the drain is cleared before the onset of monsoon, while assuring full cooperation in the exercise,” said an official.MCD also claims to be doing correspondence regarding desilting of covered portion of drains at Dabri and Sewa Nagar with Irrigation and Flood Control department.
