News: Sushant Lok-1 Water Supply Still Erratic After MCG Takeover-13-03-2026

Residents of Sushant Lok-1 say their water supply is still unreliable nearly four years after the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) took over the colony, blaming machinery more than 25 years old, leaking tubewells in parks and frequent muddy water.

Developed in 1985 over 600 acres across sectors 27, 28, 43 and 52, the colony has an estimated population of 60,000. Ashok Dalwani, general secretary of its residents welfare association (RWA), blamed old infrastructure and alleged corruption. He said MCG installed around 16 tubewells in the past two years but nearly half are not working, and that overhead tanks were cleaned recently for the first time in nearly a decade. He also alleged that potable water is being misused for construction without any check by authorities. The RWA said Block C is the worst affected.

RWA member Dharmendra Khanna said several sewer and water lines are choked by tree roots and old pipelines leak under pressure.

MCG approved a Rs 165 crore budget last November for infrastructure redevelopment of the city, with Rs 9.98 crore earmarked for Sushant Lok-1, but residents report no noticeable improvement. A senior MCG official said the problems would be looked into.

Residents say Sushant Lok-2 and 3 face similar shortages, affecting nearly 100,000 families. At the Block G boosting station in Sushant Lok-2, pump operator Sandeep said around 700,000-800,000 litres are supplied daily, and tanks that take eight to nine hours to fill run dry within two hours. The tanks have not been cleaned in at least four years and the pressure meter has been out of order for five months, he said. An HT visit found stagnant water at the site and a 25-year-old motor that was repaired recently after lying defunct for weeks but has not been reinstalled.

Pawan Yadav, president of the RWA for Sushant Lok-2 and 3, said the station runs on a motor the RWA installed about a year ago, and that supply from the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) is insufficient, leaving no backup.

Kuldeep Yadav, MCG subdivisional officer (SDO) for Sushant Lok-2, said he had received no recent complaints. Manoj Ahlawat, assistant engineer with MCG in Sushant Lok-3, acknowledged a shortage: GMDA supplies around 3.5 million litres per day (MLD) and about 40% more is needed. He expects the issue to be resolved by April.