'They need to tell us what have they done as they are responsible for providing civic facilities.'

Leader of Opposition in MCD Jai Kishan Sharma also blasted the MCD for its inefficient handling of desilting and cleaning of drains. 'The main cause of water stagnation was that neither the drains were desilted nor bell-mouths and gully-gratings on roadsides cleaned.'

Sharma said that despite purchase of two super sucker machines at the cost of Rs.10 crore, the entire city was drowned in rain water Monday night.

In a letter to Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S. Dadwal, the mayor alleged that the traffic policemen were absent from Delhi's roads during the heavy rainfall Monday evening.

'Most of the traffic lights were not working and, therefore, police officials should have been present at the sensitive areas where jams were likely to occur, but unfortunately none of them was there. This led to huge traffic jams, snarl and chaos on the roads. Whenever such kind of situation arises, traffic police officials, instead of being more active, disappear from the site,' he said in his letter.

Meanwhile, MCD Commissioner K.S.Mehra asked senior officers to personally ensure that no waterlogging takes place. Deputy commissioners, chief engineers, superintending engineers, executive engineers and other officials should be there in the field during heavy rains to oversee the arrangements, he said.