Delhi's Drainage Crisis In Spotlight As Desilting Deadline Missed Again
The air at the edge of the Kushak Drain in Defence Colony is a rancid blend of rotting sewage, stagnant water, and chemical effluents that burns the throat and stings the eyes. Dark clouds gather overhead, unleashing a sudden drizzle that slicks the ground and intensifies the stench. The once-vital stormwater channel, now a de facto sewer, churns with viscous black sludge, its surface rippling under the first raindrops.
