Despite winters being right round the corner, water shortage continues to plague residents in many parts of Gurgaon. The shortage is particularly acute in HUDA sectors such as 3, 5, 7, 9, 21 and 22, and some private localities such as Sushant Lok and South City.
Residents have alleged that HUDA officials are not concerned, as these areas have been transferred to MCG. And even the MCG is not bothered.
Major (Retired) SN Yadav, a resident of Sector 21, said, “HUDA transferred our sector to MCG two years ago. However, MCG officials continue to blame them for water shortage and leakages in supply lines. Some pockets in this sector, for instance the Ayappa Mandir pocket, with about 250 houses, are receiving very limited water supply, owing to their location at one extreme end of the sector. There was a proposal to add water lines for this pocket, but nothing was done.”
“In many HUDA sectors, the water supply is erratic and residents get very low pressure, that too between 2 am and 3 am. MCG officials are least bothered,” said Dharam Sagar, president of the federation of RWA associations of urban estates.
HUDA claims that it still supplies about 70 mg to 80 mg of water daily from the Basai water treatment plant to the city. In summer, the daily water supply average stands between 80 mg and 82 mg.
Satbir Singh, sub divisional engineer (SDE), HUDA, said, “There is no fault on our part. Water demand has gone and will further dip by 5 mg in the next two to three months. This will rise again in March.”
AK Nagpal, RWA president of Sushant Lok, said, “A lack of motors pumping water from underground reservoirs to overhead tanks is still a problem. MCG says it is in the process of improving the situation, and we hope we will have adequate water next summer.”
Despite repeated attempts, Vikas Malik, executive engineer in charge of water supply, MCG, could not be contacted.
