Gurgaon: Even after five years of taking possession of their flats, the residents of ILD Greens in Sector 37C are still at the mercy of private water tankers as the builder failed to provide a permanent water connection in the society.
While GMDA water pipelines have been catering to several housing societies in the area, the developer of ILD Greens hasn’t applied for the water connection yet. Seeking an intervention in the matter, a group of residents last Friday met MLA Rakesh Daultabad.
“There are two pipelines of 1,300 mm and 1,600 mm through which water is being supplied to various other societies in the area. This builder, however, has not applied for the water connection yet,” said a GMDA official after an inspection of the site on Saturday.
When contacted for a comment on the issue, the senior official of the developer refused to comment. The residents complained that since 2016 they have been relying on private tankers as a temporary measure.
However, the developer has failed to pay the vendors on time causing a frequent disruption in the water supply, the residents alleged. They said that the builder is a serial offender of non-payment of dues despite levying high maintenance charges on them.
Sandeep Sharma of ILD Greens RWA said, “Last week we had faced severe water shortage for over four days. After running pillar to post, the builder started partial water supply in the society but we don’t know how long it will continue. Every other month, we have to worry about one issue or the other.”
Currently, out of the seven towers in the society, three towers are occupied and over 140 families residing in them. They further alleged that they have made several complaints to officials concerned but in vain.
Vipin Chauhan, vice president of ILD Greens RWA said: “We have written multiple times to the authorities concerned to ensure that the builder complied with the OC conditions of providing a permanent water and electricity connection, but nothing has been done to address our concerns. We are paying our maintenance fee to the builder but the same is not being paid to vendors. Moreover, the water which is being supplied through tankers has high TDS levels, raising health concerns among residents.”