Gurgaon: A professor from Jamia Millia Islamia and his team will carry out surveys in DLF phases 1 to 4 and submit a detailed report with suggestions on water management in the four licenced colonies.
Along with this, the developer, DLF Limited, will soon install seven new tubewells to tackle the water crisis, officials said.
A senior DLF executive said the developer recently signed an agreement with Gauhar Mehmood, a professor and water management expert from Jamia.
Under the agreement, Mehmood and his team will conduct a geo-thermal survey, analyse water level, check for the possibility of conserving groundwater in case of waterlogging and submit recommendations for effective rainwater harvesting structures. They will submit a report in one and a half months.
According to residents, the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) supplies around 17,000 kilo-litres of water daily (KLD) in DLF 1-4, while the four colonies require 25,000 KLD.
“In all four phases, we get only around 70% of the water supply required, due to which people face water shortages even in winter. We are forced to purchase private tankers with our own money,” said Baljeet Rathi, president of Qutub Enclave RWA, DLF 1.
“We closely monitor water supply received and maintain logs. Some days, both the quantity of water and pressure are too low. When faced with such issues, we immediately inform GMDA engineers and arrange potable water tankers. We have also taken measures such as connecting the water supply of Cyber City with DLF 3 and building rainwater harvesting structures,” said Shirish Wagh, director of DLF.
“We have requested the services of a senior Jamia professor for a geological survey of the area and exploration of other water resources by means of authorised borewells and water harvesting measures,” he said.
Professor Mehmood said the four colonies are spread over approximately 1,500 acres, and rainfall figures are good here. “Due to excessive waterlogging in these colonies, microinjection wells and concentric ring systems can be set up for effective rainwater harvesting, which will recharge groundwater as well,” he said.
With this, 8,000-10,000 KLD water can be supplied, Mehmood added.
Meanwhile, GMDA officials said they have already started working on augmenting the water supply, keeping in view of the growing population in the city, and the construction of a fourth water treatment unit at the Chandu Budhera plant with a capacity of 100 MLD is already underway.
“We have been providing water as per the approved plan of the colony. But some blocks, such as the U block of DLF 3, are overdrawing water. Still, we have been doing what we can and have already given additional connections for a boosting station,” a GMDA official said.
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