South City residents warn parties: No water, no vote
TNN | Apr 21, 2019, 07:27 IST
Gurgaon: Residents of South City 2 have threatened to boycott Lok Sabha elections over the ongoing water crisis. Some of them said they might opt for NOTA.
“This government has only made underpasses and flyovers for the rich. Basic facilities, including water, electricity and roads, have been overlooked. We will go to the polling booth but not cast votes for any political party. NOTA is the only option we have. No water, no vote,” said Sunita Chadha, a resident.
“We have no other option but to buy water from the tanker mafia. A tanker costs over Rs 1,500. Despite paying huge taxes and maintenance charges, we don’t have basic facilities. Where are the ‘achhe din’?” said Deepika, another resident.
According to the colony’s RWA, the water supply to the area can’t be measured as two water meters are lying defunct and five borewells, out of six in the area, are also not functional. “The water supply has not been adequate for past 10 days. We can’t even figure the supply. The problem is water is still distributed by the developer but with the MCG takeover on cards, no work is being done to improve the supply infrastructure,” said Dr SN Bharadwaj, the RWA president.
He added that a group of residents met PWD minister Rao Narbir but he gave them no assurance. “So, we decided to boycott the the ruling party,” he said.
“All civic authorities are passing the buck. There is a growing sentiment among residents to boycott the elections,” said K K Singh, an RWA member.
However, officials with Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) said that supply to the area had been normal. “Water is being supplied regularly. There might be internal issues with water distribution,” said a GMDA official.
Sources in Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) said that the takeover was being delayed as the developer had to give Rs 11.76 crore to the corporation but proposed to give a piece of land instead. “A legal battle is going on over it and we can’t accept the offer,” said a source.
“This government has only made underpasses and flyovers for the rich. Basic facilities, including water, electricity and roads, have been overlooked. We will go to the polling booth but not cast votes for any political party. NOTA is the only option we have. No water, no vote,” said Sunita Chadha, a resident.
“We have no other option but to buy water from the tanker mafia. A tanker costs over Rs 1,500. Despite paying huge taxes and maintenance charges, we don’t have basic facilities. Where are the ‘achhe din’?” said Deepika, another resident.
According to the colony’s RWA, the water supply to the area can’t be measured as two water meters are lying defunct and five borewells, out of six in the area, are also not functional. “The water supply has not been adequate for past 10 days. We can’t even figure the supply. The problem is water is still distributed by the developer but with the MCG takeover on cards, no work is being done to improve the supply infrastructure,” said Dr SN Bharadwaj, the RWA president.
He added that a group of residents met PWD minister Rao Narbir but he gave them no assurance. “So, we decided to boycott the the ruling party,” he said.
“All civic authorities are passing the buck. There is a growing sentiment among residents to boycott the elections,” said K K Singh, an RWA member.
However, officials with Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) said that supply to the area had been normal. “Water is being supplied regularly. There might be internal issues with water distribution,” said a GMDA official.
Sources in Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) said that the takeover was being delayed as the developer had to give Rs 11.76 crore to the corporation but proposed to give a piece of land instead. “A legal battle is going on over it and we can’t accept the offer,” said a source.
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