The Pioneer 13.09.2010
Gurgaon comes to grinding halt, civic services hit
Staff Reporter | Guragon
The incessant rain in the Delhi-NCR region on Sunday crippled the normal life in Gurgaon. Waterlogging, long hours of power cuts and never-ending traffic jams in the city have brought the normal life to a standstill. Rainwater has entered the offices and residences in several areas reported.
DLF Phase-I, II, III, Sushant Lok, Cyber City, Sector-10, Sheetla Colony, Surat Nagar, Patel Nager, Udyog Vihar, Rajiv Chowk, IFFCO Chowk, Shankar Chowk, and Hero-Honda Chowk have been badly affected.
From waterlogged roads to submerged houses to overflowing drains, Gurgaon residents have experienced all sorts of monsoon-related problem. “The city life has been disturbed due to rain. The sewage system has collapsed and sewage water has come to our doorsteps. We are afraid to come out from our homes as there are many manholes which are yet to be covered. Our lives at the risk due to their failure,” said Colonel Ratan Singh, president of Joint Action Forum of Residents’ Associations, Gurgaon.
The waterlogging on the main streets and roads has affected the vehicular movement in the city. The residents have demanded solution to the problems of water-logging and sanitation problem. They have also demanded an improvement in the power situation and decongestion of residential colonies. “The residents are frustrated and they have realised that living in Gurgaon is increasingly becoming difficult, we are stuck at our homes. The modern city does not have the proper planning to deal with the rain water,” said Singh.
On other hand, the Gurgaon Municipal Corporation said that the water-logging situation is not a big problem. “When rain will stop the water will flow out automatically. We are well equipped to deal with any situation in the city, however, from a safety point of view, we are on a high alert and have a good coordination with other agencies in case of any emergency. We have installed pumps in the affected areas to evacuate the water,” said BS Singh Roha, chief engineer, Gurgaon Municipal Corporation.
Contradicting the popular perception that the sewage and drain system are not working properly in the city, he said, “Our sewage and drain systems are working properly.”
