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Flood Control Order, 2019
Drainage of unauthorised Colonies
Proper drainage system within some unauthorised colonies has not been developed so far,
resulting in stagnation of storm water in pools and low lying plots. For drainage of these ponds,
batteries of pumps have to be installed to link the colony water to nearby drains. These pumps
shall be deployed by MCD in all the unauthorised colonies outside the development area of
DDA and in the unauthorised colonies within the development area of DDA, they i.e. DDA will
deploy pumps as per decision taken by the hon'ble Chief Minister during the meeting held on 6-
4-95. As per cabinet decision no- 1966 dated 10.12.2012, it has been decided for unauthorized
colonies that in all colonies scavenging and cleaning of said drains is to be done by the
respective Munucipal Corporations. Street lights are to be maintained by the DISCOMS and its
aurmentation shall also be done by the respective DISCOMS for which provision could be done
in initial estimates of the work. Furthermore, development works has been assigned to DSIIDC
as sole agency for execution of all works in all unauthorized colonies in future, as circulated
vide letter No. F.1-33/UC/UD/Policy/07/partlife/CD-021297485/350-361 dated 10.03.2016.
Municipal Corporations to carry out desilting work of drains in unauthorized colonies which are
less than 4ft. irrespective of the agencies which are carrying out the development work in that
area, it is as decided during meeting on dated 19.05.2014 at 12 Noon, under the chairmanship
of Hon'ble L.G. of Delhi.
GENERAL
(a)
Urban Drainage - (Operation Mission)
For monitoring the activities of desilting of Storm Water drains, connecting drainage/
Sewerage and other problem, an Operation Mission was constituted by Urban
D e v e l o p m e n t d e p a r t m e n t , G o v t . o f D e l h i v i d e l e t t e r N o . F-
16(2)/95/UD/PS/194/5811/25 dated 9-5-1995. Its composition and activities were
notified as under:-
a)
E-in-C (M.C.D.) - Chairman
b)
Engineer Member- D.D.A. - Member
c)
Chief Engineer (I & F) Zone-I & II - Member
d)
Chief Engineer Zone-1 P.W.D. - Member
e)
Chief Engineer (Civil), N.D.M.C. - Member
f ) Chief Engineer (C) II, D.J.B. - Member Secretary
The Operation Mission will continue to monitor the following activities:
i)
Desilting of storm water drains.
ii)
Desilting of sewers.
iii)
Tackling the problems of drainage congestion where-ever required.
iv)
Where-ever possible to delink the sewer system from storm water drains.
b)
Certification of proper maintenance of Flood embankments, regulators/Sluice
gates, Storm water & Sewage Pumping Stations, Mobile Pump Sets, D.G. Sets
and desilting of Sewers and storm water drains.