Gurugram’s sewage woes to end by April 2026, says civic body

As the sewage crises emerges as one of the biggest sanitation woes of Gurugram, the Municipal Corporation (MCG) has promised complete resolution by April 2026.

MCG Commissioner Pradeep Dahiya on Wednesday directed officials to begin all pending drainage cleaning and repair works by December 31, and complete them by April 2026, to ensure that the city does not face waterlogging during the next monsoon.

Chairing a review meeting of the Sewerage Management Cell, Dahiya instructed officials to provide permanent solutions in at least 40 earmarked areas across the city that have been worst affected by sewer overflow and waterlogging in recent years. “These works must be prioritised and completed before the onset of the next monsoon so that residents have lasting relief,” he said.

The areas identified include Saraswati Enclave, Khandsa, Basai, Naharpur Rupa, Indira Colony, Narsinghpur, Mohammadpur Jharsa, Begumpur Khatola, Maida Was, Nurpur Mod, Badshahpur, New Colony, Devi Lal Colony, Bhawani Enclave, Jharsa, Islampur, Shivaji Nagar, Laxmi Garden, Sector 40, Rajiv Colony, Sector 31, Ghata, Bandhwari, Baharampur, Chakkarpur, Kanahi, Rajendra Park, Surat Nagar, Tekchand Nagar and Jacobpura, among others.

Officials informed the meeting that desilting work had already begun in several locations, while work in the remaining areas would commence before December 31. In Rajendra Park, Surat Nagar and Tekchand Nagar, internal line cleaning is underway. A tender has already been allotted for laying a new sewer line up to the Jahajgarh Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), with work expected to start next week. Similarly, a proposal to lay a 900 mm line up to the Dhanwapur STP has been approved by the finance and contracts committee, and the tendering process is ongoing. Further, suction tankers are being deployed for draining in critical areas.

During the meeting, Dahiya also announced the formation of a committee headed by the Chief Engineer to identify locations where untreated sewage was flowing into natural water bodies. “If such cases are found, not only will a detailed report be prepared but permanent corrective measures will also be taken,” he said.