Gurgaon: The lack of the right drainage channel for waste disposal in new sectors can cause a puddle of Dwarka toll roads during the rainy season such as several underpasses in the city, the National Highway Authority (NHAI) has warned the Authority of Gurugram Metropolitan Development (GMDA).
In a letter issued for the metropolitan authorities, NHAI has requested fast steps to be taken and confirm that an unwanted accident because waterlogging will not be his responsibility.
Highways Authority has also searched for immediate release of 50% of Rs 46.5 Crore which is intended for the construction of a drain of 11 meters along the Central Peripheral Road (CPR), but officials claim GMDA has not yet responded.
“We have written a letter to GMDA, giving the authority of the urgency of the situation and asking him to act on the commitment to release funds.
We have sent estimates and GMDA have committed to releasing funds.
But there has been no action taken,” said a senior NHAI official.
NHAI also shows that the drainage system between the Delhi-Gurgaon border near sector 113 and Barian Rail Bridge near sector 99 and areas around CPR in abysmal conditions.
While the Highways Authority is building a 11-meter-wide sewer on GMDA’s request, there is no provision in the Northern Peripheral Road (NPR) section between the Delhi-Gurgaon border to Barian Rail Bridge.
“We have also asked GMDA to seriously consider the drainage situation in new sectors, especially the area that connects Dwarka Expressway.
We do not want a large project to meet the fate similar to other projects that are still submerged in water during the rainy season,” the official added.
In recurring correspondence with GMDA since September last year, NHAI has detailed the main pain problem in the area.
In a detailed letter issued in April this year, NHAI also turned his attention to the threat of waste disposal that was not planned and not regulated by factories and waste treatment plants and how they contributed to chronic waterlogging and could be avoided.
There are several waste treatment plants directly from the Delhi-Gurgaon border near the 113 sector to the Rail Barai bridge that pumps wastewater into Nullah Kuccha.
The Nullah became narrower in sector 101, which leads to a puddle of the area around Dwarka Expressway, according to Nhai.
The highway authority has noted that after assessing the drainage situation in the new sectors, it has come to the conclusion that the waste flowing out of the waste treatment plant mostly ends on open land.
However, due to the rapid progress of the construction of housing and commercial places, the catchment area has declined constantly.
NHAI officials have warned that if the timely action is not taken and the expansion of commercial and commercial space that is not planned continues, high-speed corridors will only reach other stretches that turn into waterways during the rainy season.
“And we will not be responsible for unwanted water holes and accidents that might arise because of it.
We are really clear about this,” other NHAI officials said.
GMDA, in its part, has stated that development channel construction is not a short-term project and does its part to improve the drainage system.
“We have received the estimation and evaluation almost complete.
After the reviews are over, we will definitely release funds depending on availability.
We also assess the situation along the NPR and will plan our actions accordingly,” said a senior GMDA official.