Gurugram civic body seeks inventory list from nine developers

GURUGRAM: MCG has directed the developers of nine colonies which will be taken over by the
civic body by June 15 to submit an inventory of existing infrastructure and complete the
handover formalities within a week.
The directions were given in a meeting convened by the MCG commissioner with the
developers on Saturday.
“The builders were called for a meeting. They have been directed to complete the paperwork in
a week. We will also send our approval to the plan of undertaking infrastructural works
estimated to cost Rs 92 crore to the state government. Once we get its nod, we will float tenders
simultaneously for all these nine colonies. The deadline for the takeover has already been set at
June 15, so the builders have been directed to work in a time-bound manner,” MCG
superintending engineer Vivek Gill said.
MCG officials also said in the meeting that they will deploy several teams colony-wise from
Monday to start the takeover process.
A meeting with some RWAs of these colonies was also held later on Saturday, in which the
residents gave suggestions for the takeover.
“We suggested that MCG provide water on a trial basis a day or two before the takeover. The
commissioner agreed to the trial run. He will visit all the nine colonies before the takeover.
RWAs also suggested that immediate attention be given to rains. Stormwater drainage,
sewerage and cleaning of rainwater harvesting units need to be taken on a priority basis,” said
Chaitali Mandhotra, a resident of Ardee City who was present in the meeting.
She added, “We also suggested that upkeep of roads can be taken up later on.”
Developers, meanwhile, raised concerns over pending maintenance charges to be paid by
residents, to which MCG officials replied said these charges are a part of the agreement
between developers and residents of the plotted colonies, so the corporation can’t interfere in
the matter.
“For Ardee City, the developer says Rs 21 crore is yet to be paid as maintenance charges. They
can exaggerate. If we compare it with the amount residents have spent on security in the area, it
will probably surpass this amount,” Mandhotra said.
Sudakshina Laha, an executive member of Sushant Lok-2 and 3 RWA, said: “The builder had
stopped undertaking maintenance of colonies, so some residents also stopped paying
maintenance charges. Only door-to-door waste collection is happening in the name of
maintenance. The developer has completely stopped maintaining green belts, parks and roads.
They can’t charge a maintenance fee when there is no maintenance taking place.”