MSMEs have no roads, industry body writes to Haryana deputy CM

GURUGRAM: City-based industrialists have raised concerns about poor civic amenities in several areas of the city where micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are located. In a letter to deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala, they said areas like Daulatabad Road, Kadipur, Basai Road, Pataudi Road, Behrampur, Sheetla Mata Colony and Khandsa Road lack basic facilities, including roads, sewerage and drinking water.
JN Mangla, president of Gurugram Industrial Association (GIA), said around three lakh workers are employed in 4,000 MSMEs in these areas.
“These units are providing parts and accessories to big industries like Maruti, Hero MotoCorp and Honda, among others. They lack basic amenities like drains, roads and supply of drinking water. We fear that the monsoon will further worsen the situation, as the roads there are in a shoddy condition and get waterlogged when it rains. Movement of vehicles is affected and workers face difficulties in reaching the factories located there,” he added.
The association wrote to Chautala, who also holds the industry and commerce portfolio, on Monday to demand basic development work in these areas. “Now that the lockdown restrictions have been removed and industrial units are functioning properly, we have requested the deputy chief minister to issue necessary instructions to provide basic facilities in the industrial areas of Gurugram,” Mangla said.
Sandeep Jain, who owns an industrial unit in Khandsa Road, said the government has issued power connections, environmental and fire safety licences to them and they are paying their taxes on time, but the industrial area still doesn’t have basic facilities.
Others suggested that the government carry out small projects till the budget for bigger infrastructure projects is passed. “Laying tiles along roads and other development work can be executed under various schemes,” said Dinesh Lal, who has a unit in Badshapur.