In Gurgaon,80 construction sites illegally drawing groundwater

Around 162 borewells have been illegally dug up at 80 construction sites in Gurgaon,the Haryana government submitted in an affidavit before the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday.

Around 162 borewells have been illegally dug up at 80 construction sites in Gurgaon,the Haryana government submitted in an affidavit before the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday. The state law officer also informed the court that the Gurgaon deputy commissioner (DC) has taken instant action against the erring builders. Following this,the court ordered that construction on such sites should be immediately stopped and the sites sealed.

Urging the DC to continue with his drive,the court made it clear that the DC will be held responsible if underground water is consumed by builders.

The Haryana government was also taken to task for not spending several crores collected from Gurgaon residents as account of external development charges (EDC).

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The government has been asked to explain why the money was not being spent for the development of the area.

Real estate giant DLF has also been asked to explain whether it had dug borewells after taking prior permission from competent authorities.

S S Dhillon,Principal Secretary (town and country),filed an affidavit detailing Haryana governments plans to tackle water woes in Gurgaon. As per the affidavit,water supply has been increased from 100 cusecs to 175 cusecs. Another canal,the NCR channel,with a capacity of 500 cusecs in phase one is likely to be operational within three months and will meet the shortfall of 22 mgd of water.

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