Housing Board Colony's water struggles
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Housing Board Colony's water struggles

It's not even peak summer yet and Gurgaon is reeling from an acute water crisis. Housing board colony, located a stone's throw away from the city's busiest shopping and business hub, is among the worst affected.

Housing Board Colony's water struggles

It's not even peak summer yet and Gurgaon is already struggling with an acute shortage of water. 

Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has been unable to supply drinking water to Housing Board Colony in Maruti Vihar, just off the Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road for the past 15 days. Supply of water through tankers is also limited in the area, increasing residents' plight even more.

"We have been waiting in queue for water tankers since 7 in the morning," said Zile Singh, president of the Housing Board Colony RWA. "The tankers don't arrive at a fixed time; sometimes they don't come at all. Most residents are late for office half the days and our children have been missing school frequently."

Seema Singh lives on the third floor of the society and has to carry a bucketful of water all the way up. "We are miffed with the attitude of district officials and have even tried to protest. HUDA assured us of regular water supply three days ago, but it hasn't happened."

"We live so close to one of Gurgaon's busiest areas," said Sharmila Kaushik, another resident. "If all the malls and business centres around can get round-the-clock water supply, why can't we?"

Residents also blame the local municipal councillor of Ward 33 for not addressing the issue.

Water crisis is not new in Gurgaon. HUDA has been supplying 90 million gallons (MG) of drinking water every day. This is supplied through the Basai and Chandu Budhera treatment plants. But demand shoots up to more than 150 MG a day and officials are clueless about how to meet this. Besides, the city also faces the problem of a depleting water table.