News: Faulty Booster Pump Leaves Sushant Lok 2 Without Water-13-05-2026
Nearly 2,000 families in Sushant Lok Phase 2 have faced an acute water shortage for more than a month after a booster pump on the colony’s internal network developed a fault, pushing residents to rely on private tankers and borewells.
Residents of A and A1 blocks said several homes have gone days with little or no water despite repeated complaints. The pump has been repaired several times but keeps failing. Internal supply in the colony is run by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) through its pumping stations.
Resident Priyanka Gupta said people are spending thousands of rupees a week on tankers and taps in some lanes have virtually run dry. Some have had to fetch water from nearby construction sites, she said, and the supply schedule is not followed, which is hard on working people. Another resident, Charu Vohra, claimed the pumps wear out every 10 to 12 days and that assurances have brought little improvement. Residents added that falling groundwater has made borewells less effective.
Residents also alleged a shortfall in GMDA supply. Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) spokesperson Neha Sharma said the designated quantity was being supplied regularly and the problem lay in the colony’s internal pump. GMDA handles raw-water intake, master pipelines and bulk distribution, while MCG looks after local distribution, including booster pumps, underground tanks and internal lines.
MCG executive engineer Sandeep Sihag said the faulty pump had been identified and the agency concerned told to install a replacement by Tuesday evening.
Vinita Sinha, RWA president of the two blocks, said supply problems have persisted for a few years. She welcomed MCG’s work, begun on Monday, to widen the connection points between internal pipelines and the GMDA line from 2 inches to 6 inches.
