Rampant groundwater extraction and erratic supply from treatment plants have deepened the potable water crisis in several parts of Gurgaon (officially known as Gurugram), residents claim.
People living in localities of Gurgaon such as DLF Phases one, two, three, four and five; South City one and two; Nirvana City Sectors 44, 56, 57 and 58 and Palam Vihar Sectors 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 have been hit by water shortage.
This is mainly due to work on a master pipeline by Gurgaon Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) in Sector 16, an official said. This line supplies water to localities in old and new Gurgaon.
"We have installed an upgraded pipeline in Sector 16, keeping in view future needs. We had alerted residents about it well ahead of the commencement of work on this exercise," executive engineer of GMDA Sandeep Dahiya said.
Besides, the pipelines connected to the Basai and Chandu Budhera treatment plants, having a capacity of 60 and 22MGD respectively, are also under maintenance.
"The complaints pertaining to water supply in DLF City are true. These localities are far away from Basai water treatment plant and water boosters are not properly working in the region," a Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) official said.
