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According to PWD, it had made all arrangements to cater According to PWD, it had made all arrangements to caterto any exigencies. The teams were active right from themorning and started attending to waterlogging complaintstimely so that commuters face minimum inconvenience during themorning peak hours. In total, 230 complaints were received in the PWD controlroom. Due to heavy rains, it took 30 to 45 minutes to clearwaterlogging at some areas. The department said it was observed that in many areaswaterlogging occurred due to flow of silt/sludge from MCDdrains upstream PWD drains which is contrary to the claimsmade by all the three municipal corporations about desiltingof their drains. At some places, DJB sewer manholes started boilingresulting in waterlogging. This situation was controlled byPWD in coordination with DJB. "Delhi PWD worked in a full alert mode to give relief tocommuters during the rainfall today, the intensity of whichwas a record for the city," the official said. PTI APA VIT BUNNSD ZMNNSD