Verma tests amphibious excavator at Ghazipur drain

Delhi Minister Pravesh Verma personally tested one of the two long-boom amphibious excavator machines at the inauguration event near Dallupura village, New Delhi, on 24 July 2026, aimed at speeding up Ghazipur drain desilting. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Delhi Minister Pravesh Verma presided over the formal launch of two long-boom amphibious excavators near Dallupura village, New Delhi, on 24 July 2026, a move intended to modernise the city's drainage system. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

The Ghazipur drain near Dallupura village, New Delhi, is set to receive faster desilting after Delhi Minister Pravesh Verma commissioned two long-boom amphibious excavators on 24 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Delhi's drainage infrastructure received a boost on 24 July 2026 as Minister Pravesh Verma introduced amphibious excavator technology to tackle the long-pending backlog in Ghazipur drain cleaning near Dallupura. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Specialised long-boom amphibious excavators — capable of operating in waterlogged terrain — were commissioned for the Ghazipur drain near Dallupura, New Delhi, by Minister Pravesh Verma on 24 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Minister Pravesh Verma flagged off the Ghazipur drain cleaning drive with two amphibious excavators near Dallupura village, New Delhi, on 24 July 2026, as part of the city's pre-monsoon drainage preparedness effort. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Delhi Minister Pravesh Verma led the inauguration of a Ghazipur drain remediation project on 24 July 2026, deploying two long-boom amphibious excavators near Dallupura village to cut desilting time. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Two long-boom amphibious excavators were introduced to address New Delhi's drainage backlog, with Minister Pravesh Verma overseeing the inauguration near Dallupura village on 24 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

The two long-boom amphibious excavator machines were formally deployed near Dallupura village, New Delhi, on 24 July 2026, marking the start of an intensified Ghazipur drain cleaning operation. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Newly commissioned amphibious excavators are expected to significantly speed up the clean-up of the Ghazipur drain, which runs near Dallupura village in New Delhi, following their inauguration on 24 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Seen in action at the inauguration near Dallupura village on 24 July 2026, the long-boom amphibious excavators are designed to operate within the Ghazipur drain channel itself, reaching areas conventional machines cannot. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

A closer view of the two long-boom amphibious excavators at the Dallupura village inauguration site, New Delhi, on 24 July 2026 — the machines are built to dredge and desilt drains that are inaccessible to standard earthmovers. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Described as a new tool in Delhi's civic arsenal, the long-boom amphibious excavators inaugurated near Dallupura on 24 July 2026 can work in both flooded and dry drain conditions, making them suited to the Ghazipur drain's variable terrain. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Minister Pravesh Verma was seen at the controls of an amphibious excavator during the 24 July 2026 inauguration near Dallupura village, demonstrating the machine's capability for Ghazipur drain desilting. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

In a hands-on demonstration, Delhi Minister Pravesh Verma operated an amphibious excavator at the Ghazipur drain site near Dallupura village on 24 July 2026, signalling the administration's commitment to faster drainage clearance. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

On-site at the Ghazipur drain near Dallupura village, Delhi Minister Pravesh Verma tested the long-boom amphibious excavator on 24 July 2026, verifying its operational readiness ahead of full deployment. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

On inauguration day, 24 July 2026, Delhi Minister Pravesh Verma was present at the Dallupura village site to formally commission the two long-boom amphibious excavators earmarked for Ghazipur drain maintenance. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Delhi Minister Pravesh Verma attended the Ghazipur drain project launch near Dallupura, New Delhi, on 24 July 2026, as the city stepped up its drainage push with the addition of two amphibious excavators. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Delhi Minister Pravesh Verma oversaw the Ghazipur drain overhaul initiative on 24 July 2026, with two long-boom amphibious excavators stationed near Dallupura village set to transform the pace of drain maintenance in the capital. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

New Delhi received two long-boom amphibious excavators on 24 July 2026 as Minister Pravesh Verma inaugurated the machines near Dallupura village to fast-track the clean-up of the Ghazipur drain and improve the city's overall drainage capacity. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

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