The Times of India          18.11.2013 

Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon to build water boosting stations to augment supply

GURGAON: After taking over the task of supplying water to the areas under its jurisdiction from the public health engineering department, the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) is gearing up to augment the supply by constructing new water boosting stations. After years of dillydallying, the municipal corporation had at last took over the task of supplying water on October 1.

The MCG is presently supplying water to residents of old municipal committee area. Authorities say there is still a gap of around 2 MGD between demand and supply.

"According to 2011 census, there are approximately five lakh residents in the area. While the demand is over 16 MGD, we are able to generate only around 3 MGD from the 93 tubewells that are there. For the rest, we are dependent on 11.1 MGD water we receive from HUDA through the Basai water treatment plant. This still leaves a gap of around 2 MGD water. This is what we are trying to fix," said a senior MCG official.

The official said the civic body will have a three-tier planning to close this gap. The first step would be to strengthen and renovate the existing water boosting stations. "The average life of a machine is around 15 years and that of a water pipeline is around 30 years. While the machines can be replaced easily, it is a colossal task to replace the pipes," the official said.

The second step would be to replace the undersized pipes, as they are not inadequate to the growth in population. "We are preparing estimates and we will replace them soon," he added.

The third step is the most crucial. "There are certain tail-end areas that do not receive adequate supply due to its geographic location. We have decided to build two new water boosting stations in Beriwala Bagh and near Kadipur to ensure that these areas receive water. We have already commissioned two such stations in Rajendra Park and Acharya Puri recently," he said.

MCG authorities though added that there is no need for them to build a water treatment plant, as according to them, HUDA has already factored in the MCG requirement in accordance to the 2013 Master Plan.