Residents of Sector 69 on Wednesday alleged that roads around Tulip Chowk were waterlogged due to sewer overflow, with stagnant sewage and slush accumulating at the busy intersection.
They said around eight residential societies are located near the chowk and alleged that sewage from the surrounding societies frequently overflows onto the roads.
Residents said the problem is persistent and that pumping out the accumulated water has provided only temporary relief, while the absence of a proper sewerage and drainage network has worsened the situation.
“The drainage work is expected to be completed within the next six months. Work on the sewer line has also started and is likely to take a few months to complete,” he added. “There is no proper sewerage infrastructure in the area. The STP capacity in almost every Tulip society in the sector is less than half of what is required. Residents are left to suffer, with no permanent solution in sight. Several local cart vendors and hawkers were also seen moving their carts onto the footpaths to avoid stagnant water on the road. “This has become a daily problem. The water is filthy, and when the sewer overflows, customers stop coming to us. “What residents are alleging is untrue. Our STPs are operational and have sufficient capacity.
A Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) official said work to lay sewer lines and develop a drainage network had begun in the area, which currently lacks both. Societies are left with little option but to discharge the STP water onto the roads,” said Ajay Pal Singh, RWA president of Tulip Ivory. RK Jaiswal, a resident, said, “We have complained repeatedly, but no agency is taking responsibility. Residents said frequent water accumulation had also damaged the ready-mix concrete (RMC) road. “Because of frequent water accumulation on roads, the condition of ready-mix concrete (RMC) roads has also deteriorated,” he said. We also don’t want to keep our carts in such conditions, but we have no choice,” said Raju Kumar, a local cart owner. Shailesh Ranjan, facility head overseeing STP operations at Tulip societies, denied the allegations and said all societies under Tulip have functional STPs. We are paying a hefty amount to tankers to dispose of the treated water at horticulture land,” he said.
