News: Sector 9 Gurugram Residents Flag Broken Roads, Garbage Gaps-05-03-2026

Residents of Sector 9, a part of old Gurugram developed in the late 1980s and home to nearly 2,000 families, say civic infrastructure has not kept up with the growing population. Their complaints cover damaged internal roads, neglected green belts, stray dogs and cattle, gaps in door-to-door garbage collection and illegal parking.

The 18-metre-wide internal roads were last rebuilt in 2022 but were damaged again within a year, residents said. RWA president Inderjeet Singh Chauhan said the roads linking homes to the main roads have been full of potholes and uneven patches for two to three years, and repeated complaints have brought no action. Even two-wheelers struggle on some stretches, he said, and the dust harms children and senior citizens. Residents added that the main roads and the Sector 9/9A dividing road lack proper pavements, forcing people to walk beside speeding vehicles.

Ward councillor Naresh Kumar said the internal road project was halted earlier after he raised quality concerns with CM Vigilance and an inquiry began. Another resident has now complained to CM Vigilance, so fresh samples will be tested. Tenders have been allocated, he said, and work will resume once clearances are received.

Resident Ishaan Yadav said stray dogs frighten senior citizens and children, and the sector has seen no progress despite reports of sterilisation and vaccination drives by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram. Mohit, a junior engineer at MCG, said the drives picked up in March and are currently focused on Sector 31. Vedanta Pvt Ltd, which has taken over the programme under its CSR initiative, will proceed area-wise with the aim of covering around 400 dogs every month.

Chauhan said MCG does not collect garbage properly from homes, so the RWA has hired a private contractor who charges Rs 50 to 100 per household monthly. Kumar said at least 10 garbage vehicles are needed but only two or three come, and that raising the matter repeatedly with MCG officials and the Joint Commissioner has produced no concrete action. Vishal Yadav, joint commissioner at MCG, said he would check with the sanitation inspector concerned and have the problem set right if confirmed.

Residents also complained of illegal parking along the dividing road and near ESI Hospital, which they allege blocks ambulances, missing zebra crossings and speed breakers, and littered, overgrown green belts. A senior GMDA official said the area will be inspected and necessary measures taken soon.

A traffic police official, asking not to be named, said a special city-wide drive against illegal parking has begun. Seized vehicles can be collected from the designated private parking facility near the Kingdom of Dreams, in front of Apparel House.