L-G activated rain contingency plan, kept eye on most minute detail to ensure hiccup-free G20 Summit
Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena activated the rain contingency plan as it began to pour during the dinner for G20 leaders hosted by President Droupadi Murmu, Raj Niwas officials said on Sunday. They added that Saxena has also thanked Delhi-NCR residents for making the G20 Summit a grand success.
«The Lt Governor underlined that without their support, enthusiasm and patience in face of inconveniences, this international event could not have played out with the perfection that it did,» an official said.
Saxena also thanked the «rain gods» who made the stay of the visiting dignitaries all the more special by bringing down temperatures and improving the Air Quality Index.
Various government departments and agencies had formulated rain contingency plans in case of a downpour.
«For waterlogging that occurred at certain sites prone to flooding, pumps were immediately put into action.
The water was drained within 15 minutes during the night. Similarly, potted plants that tumbled due to the impact of rain and wind were replaced immediately and incidents of trees falling in the NDMC area was addressed,» the official said.
Similarly, the authorities swung into action to repair a water fountain that stopped working due to a choked nozzle, he added.
«During the dinner hosted by the President of Bharat, it began to rain and Saxena activated the contingency plan put in place for such an eventuality,» said the official.
Murmu on Saturday hosted a grand dinner for G20 guests at Bharat Mandapam — the venue for the Summit — here.
Officers from different departments, including those from the Lt Governor's Secretariat, deployed for this purpose reported to him at regular intervals about the problems being faced and the steps taken to address
