Gurgaon: Over the past two months, water shortage has hit nearly 600 houses in the Surya Vihar Society, Sector 21, forcing residents to rely on private tanker deliveries almost every day.The shortage has prompted the RWA to seek intervention from the chief minister. Rajesh Gera, president of the association, said the society’s sanctioned requirement is around 6 lakh litres of water per day, but the supply has dropped to between 1.5 lakh and 2 lakh litres. “Even after repeated complaints and raising the matter with authorities, the situation has not improved,” Gera said.“We have already called dozens of tankers this season and continue to depend on them daily. Residents are spending more money just to meet basic water needs,” he added.Residents said the shortage has become particularly difficult during the ongoing summer season. They questioned why colonies with metered connections continue to face shortages, while water is allegedly being wasted in nearby villages that do not have metered supply systems.The situation is far worse this year and residents are suffering because of the uncertainty in supply,” said Chander Bhasin, a resident of the society.A GMDA official attributed the short supply to disruptions in power supply at the Basai water treatment plant. “Due to regular disruption of electricity at WTP Basai, issues of short supply to tail-end areas are taking place. DHBVN has been requested to ensure regular power supply,” the official said.According to GMDA, electricity supply to the plant was disrupted for a cumulative 8.5 hours from the Daulatabad substation and 8.5 hours from the Sector 10 substation in May. The official said even brief interruptions have a significant impact on water production.“Every power disruption results in a loss of around 6 MLD of treated water because the treatment process does not resume immediately after electricity is restored. The machinery requires time to restart and stabilise operations,” the official added.
