Jaipur | July 2025 — As another intense monsoon season unfolds in Rajasthan, the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) is racing to stay one step ahead. With a ₹80 crore master plan now in motion, the city is tackling waterlogging with one of its most ambitious drainage and stormwater upgrades to date.
📍 Target Zones: Where the Floods Hurt Most
The new drainage initiative focuses on highrisk urban pockets that have faced annual flooding for decades:
Sodala – Narrow roads, clogged drains, and uneven levels have made this a critical flood zone.
Mansarovar – Rapid construction with weak runoff channels created major water stagnation near Gurdwara and VT Road.
Shastri Nagar – A densely populated area where drain backflow often causes property damage.
All three zones will receive highcapacity underground pipelines, slope correction, desilting work, and pumpbased discharge systems.
🏗️ What’s Being Built?
According to JDA Chief Engineer Arun Sharma, the ₹80 crore fund covers:
25 km of new underground RCC drainage lines
Upgrade of existing stormwater channels across 3 zones
6 mechanical pumping stations to redirect overflow to larger outfalls
Smart monitoring sensors to alert civic teams during blockage or highflow events
This is expected to reduce 80% of standing water within 60–90 minutes after heavy rain.
🧪 Why This Is Different from Past Efforts
Unlike previous patchwork drainage jobs, this project is designed with longterm urban resilience in mind. Officials claim it’s based on geohydrological surveys, rainfall simulation models, and urban growth projections up to 2035.
The Integrated Storm Water Management Model (ISWMM) is being used for the first time in Jaipur.
🚧 Timeline & Budget Breakdown
Start date: May 2025
Phase 1 completion: August 2025 (preTeej festival goal)
Total budget: ₹80 crore (₹35 crore for Sodala, ₹25 crore for Mansarovar, ₹20 crore for Shastri Nagar)
Work is being executed by 3 separate private contractors, with monitoring from JDA’s smart infra division.
🧑🤝🧑 What Locals Are Saying
Local residents have mixed reactions:
“Every year our society becomes an island. If this plan works, it will save us huge repair costs,” says Suman Mehta, a resident of Sodala.
“Hope they don’t stop midway like older drainage works,” warns Rajesh Kumar, a shop owner in Mansarovar.
🔍 What It Means for Jaipur
If successful, this project could become a template for urban flood management in other Rajasthan cities like Jodhpur, Kota, and Bikaner.
It also lays the foundation for future road widening, underground cable planning, and rainwater harvesting efforts.
✅ Final Take
Jaipur’s ₹80 crore monsoon drainage upgrade is a bold step toward climateresilient urban living. With smart engineering, new tech, and public pressure, the Pink City might finally break free from its rainy season woes.
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