The Times of India 28.07.2012
HUDA to file its response to groundwater ruling on July 31
GURGAON: After receiving
flak from Punjab and Haryana high court for allowing groundwater to be
wasted, by giving licences to private builders to build flats in an
unhindered manner, the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) will
file its reply before the court on July 31.
flak from Punjab and Haryana high court for allowing groundwater to be
wasted, by giving licences to private builders to build flats in an
unhindered manner, the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) will
file its reply before the court on July 31.
On July 16, while hearing a petition filed by a residents’ group, the high court had ordered that HUDA
should not issue new licences to developers in Gurgaon, unless they
gave an undertaking that groundwater would not be used for construction
work. The heads of HUDA and Town and Country Planning (TCP) department have to be present in court on July 31 when the case comes up for hearing.
should not issue new licences to developers in Gurgaon, unless they
gave an undertaking that groundwater would not be used for construction
work. The heads of HUDA and Town and Country Planning (TCP) department have to be present in court on July 31 when the case comes up for hearing.
The officers have been asked to furnish exact details about the total
population, water demand, number of water connections and number of
tubewells in the city.
HUDA, in its reply, has stated that no
building plan shall be sanctioned unless the applicant assures the
authority that underground water would not be used in construction.
Moreover, from now on the builder will have to show the water source
which will be consumed for construction purpose.HUDA has also
listed how it plans to meet the current water shortfall. “At present,
the irrigation department is supplying 90 cusecs of raw water into the
Gurgaon water supply channel and there is a shortfall of 77 cusecs. The
irrigation department has been requested to increase the raw water
supply from 90 cusecs to 130 cusecs in Gurgaon water supply (GWS)
channel and an additional 52 cusecs in another canal called the NCR
channel, so that the present demand can be met,” said a HUDA official.
building plan shall be sanctioned unless the applicant assures the
authority that underground water would not be used in construction.
Moreover, from now on the builder will have to show the water source
which will be consumed for construction purpose.HUDA has also
listed how it plans to meet the current water shortfall. “At present,
the irrigation department is supplying 90 cusecs of raw water into the
Gurgaon water supply channel and there is a shortfall of 77 cusecs. The
irrigation department has been requested to increase the raw water
supply from 90 cusecs to 130 cusecs in Gurgaon water supply (GWS)
channel and an additional 52 cusecs in another canal called the NCR
channel, so that the present demand can be met,” said a HUDA official.
“To stop illegal borewells from being dug, the deputy commissioner has
formed special teams with representatives from various departments.
Guidelines in this regard are being prepared. To stop illegal borewell
extraction, guidelines to formulate artificial recharge techniques for
rainfall runoff from road side areas, institutes, parks and houses, in
coordination with both the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and
district administration are also being prepared,” he added.
