The Hindu 05.09.2013
157 illegal bore-wells sealed in Gurgaon
As many as 157 illegal bore-wells and tube-wells in
various colonies in Gurgaon have been dismantled and sealed and First
Information Reports have been registered against their owners during the
past one year. It was revealed in a review meeting called by Deputy
Commissioner Shekhar Vidyarthi here on Wednesday.
Mr.
Vidyarthi said in compliance of the orders of the Punjab and Haryana
High Court, the builders and colonisers, who have obtained licence from
the Town and Country Department of Haryana have been directed to arrange
for recycled treated sewage water for construction purposes. He said
the Haryana Urban Development Authority will keep a record of treated
water taken by each builder from its Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and
whether it was sufficient to meet its needs.
He said
HUDA and the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon would provide primary and
secondary treated sewage water and the builder have to finally treat it
(tertiary treatment) at the construction site before using it for
construction . He emphasised that even the supply of water from tanker
at construction sites was prohibited because the entire Gurgaon district
has been notified by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA).
At
present, 22 teams have been constituted for checking of illegal
bore-wells and tube-wells in the district which were directed by Mr.
Vidyarthi to submit their reports to him every fortnight. He also
reiterated that the teams should ensure that no builder or developer is
making use of underground water for construction.
He
said if any builder was found using underground water for construction
purposes, a contempt of court proceeding would be initiated against him.
According to an estimate, about 150 MLD sewage water was treated daily in Gurgaon.
