News: Two-Thirds of Gurugram Sewer Connections Unauthorised-19-02-2026
Only about 180,000 of roughly 550,000 households under the Municipal Corporation Gurugram (MCG) have legal sewer connections, meaning nearly 66% are illegal, according to a survey carried out last month using satellite mapping and GIS-based verification.
Officials identified these connections as a main cause of frequent sewer overflows. The problem is worst in unauthorised colonies and rural pockets, where lines were joined to the network without approval or capacity checks; illegal colonies and industrial units are major sources.
MCG records seen by HT show about 1,975 km of sewer lines. A senior official said that without real-time data on illegal connections engineers cannot plan upgrades, and line capacity is often exceeded. The city also has over 150,000 unauthorised water connections, causing large-scale theft and uneven supply.
A dedicated portal will let residents apply to regularise sewer connections with only a property ID and government identity proof, municipal commissioner Pradeep Dahiya said. Once connections are mapped, the department will know the true load and can raise capacity.
MCG receives more than 100 overflow complaints daily and has identified at least 40 hotspots, which will get priority. Detailed guidelines will follow, and residents were urged to cooperate to avoid penalties and disruption.
