The Mayor asked the BBMP engineers to identify areas of water clogging and take precautionary measures for the rainy season.

He asked the engineers to ensure that water from drains does not overflow onto the streets during the downpours and keep the drains garbage-free to make sure that there was smooth flow of water. He asked the BBMP officers to work without bothering the citizens. He said many trees were uprooted in the rain on April 21. The same may happen again, he said, and asked officials to take precautionary measures.

The mayor pointed out the growing water problem in the city and asked for more care in new localities.

Nataraj said the BBMP must coordinate with the BWSSB and get new borewells sunk. It must also repair the old ones in localities that are facing water shortages. He called for swift action and sought the cooperation of all the officers in the BBMP for efficient and quick results.

MCD Standing Committee chairperson R K Singhal said the agency will grant approval to those who submit their building plans on industrial plots till October 31 in accordance with its bylaws. A No Objection Certificate from DSIIDC will not be needed.

“Building plans for about a thousand factories and plots in places like Bawana and Narela could not be approved for almost two years because they were not in accordance with the standard plan prescribed by the DSIIDC,” Singhal said. “The government has, however, decided to give six months to such plot-owners to get their plans sanctioned by the MCD and start construction on their plots.”

“There are over 8,000 such allottees and we appeal to them to avail the opportunity and apply for sanction of their building plans,” Singhal said. Instructions have been issued to the Building department to expeditiously dispose of such applications, he added.