Gurugram: Residents of Ardee City pool money to fix streetlights

GURUGRAM: After pooling in money to construct a road, the residents of Ardee City have again pooled in money to replace the defunct street lights.

Residents pointed out that most of the street lights in the colony have been lying defunct for the past many years and despite several complaints to the builder, it has not been addressed.

Residents have initiated the replacement of the defunct streetlights to LED lights from one of the lanes in D block for which residents have contributed Rs 500 per house. “The defunct streetlights were posing a security threat from past 3 years,” said Farah Naaz, a resident.

The society has more than 12,000 residents in 2,500 houses. “The builder has been neglecting our concern for the past many years putting our safety and security at high risk. This has forced us to take matters into our own hands. We started repairing roads, installing lights, maintaining parks, cleanliness all through voluntary funds as we cannot live in this condition,” said Chaitali Mandhotra, RWA member.

“The residents are not paying the maintenance charges for so many years and the RWA is doing nothing but trying to create confusion,” said Anil Hasija, senior vice president, Ardee Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.