Lok Sabha Question No. 262 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-07
Subject: Civic Infrastructure Issues in Gurugram
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Deepender Singh Hooda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 262 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 07, 2025 CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES IN GURUGRAM

## NO. 262. SHRI DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that Gurugram is facing serious civic issues such as  water-logging  and  other  infrastructure-related  issues  despite being a key corporate hub in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the steps being taken/ being taken by the Government to solve these issues; and
- (d) the details of the funds allocated, released   and  utilised  for  urban civic infrastructure in Gurugram to improve basic services and civic amenities during each of the last five financial years and the current financial year?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI MANOHAR LAL)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION  NO.  262  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON  07 th AUGUST, 2025 REGARDING 'CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES IN GURUGRAM'.

(a) to (d):   Water and Sanitation are State subjects. Further, as per 12 th Schedule of the Constitution, Urban Planning including Town Planning is the function of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ Urban Development Authorities. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States through  schematic  interventions/  advisories.  It  provides  financial  and technical support to the States to strengthen Urban ecosystem.

The State Government has informed that Gurugram City does not face  any  major  civic  infrastructure  related  issues  except  instances  of water logging reported during heavy rains. It has informed that Gurugram has  unique  topography  featuring  the  Aravalli  Hills  to  the  east  and  the Najafgarh Drain to the northwest. The elevation difference of about 78 meters  between  the  Najafgarh  Drain  and  the  Aravalli  hills  on  the southeast of Gurugram city has created a natural gradient for water flow, which was historically controlled through a series of bunds constructed in the late 19th century, such as Chakarpur, Jharsa, Wazirabad, and Ghata Bunds. However, the rapid urbanization has rendered many of the bunds obsolete  and  reduced  pond  networks,  impacting  traditional  drainage system. Around 90 critical waterlogging points were identified in 2019, which has been reduced to 30 in 2024, by taking various measures such as connecting stormwater to drains, improved connectivity of drains for outfall disposal, de-silting of drains, augmentation and reconstructions of drains, construction of check dams, construction of water channels to get  road  water  into  creeks,  and  rejuvenation  of  natural  creeks,  etc. Further  steps  include  undertaking  construction  of  master  stormwater drains at  Narsinghpur (NH-48), Khandsa Chowk (Hero Honda Chowk to Sector-10 Depot), Tau Devi Lal Stadium (Sector 38), and Sector 17/18 etc. to  improve  stormwater  management  and  build  long-term  resilience against waterlogging.

Gurugram  Metropolitan  Development  Authority  (GMDA)  and  the Municipal Corporation Gurugram (MCG) has also taken various steps to resolve water logging issues, which includes desilting of 544 km drains, deployment of 141 heavy duty pumps and 77 suction tankers. GMDA/ MCG coordinate with various departments of the State Government and NHAI to respond quickly to instances of waterlogging and provide relief. For preparation  of  comprehensive  Drainage  Plan  of  Gurugram  City,  a consultant has been  engaged  for  study and  identification of the problematic  area,  bottlenecks  in  the  existing  drainage  system  and  its solutions.

The State has also informed that the water demand of the city in 2025 is approximately 720 Million Litre Per Day (MLD), which is wholly met through canal-based (670 MLD) and tubewell-based (50 MLD) sources. As informed by the State, the sewage generated by the city is treated through 408 MLD of existing Sewage Treatment Plant (STPs) and private STPs (90 MLD). Further, development of 562 MLD of STPs/ CETPs are at various stages of implementation to meet the future demand up to 2031.

A total of 285 km of roads have been identified by GMDA/ MCG for development, of which 185 km have already been re-carpeted, including 100 km in the last 12 months. To address traffic congestion, 14 grade separators (flyovers/underpasses) have been completed by GMDA/ MCG and 10 more are at different stages of planning. The total operational length  of  Metro  network  in  Gurugram  is  19.904  Km.  Further,  a  Metro Corridor of 28.5 Km from Millenium City Centre (MCC) to Cyber City along with  a  spur  from  Basai  Village  to  Sector  101  in  Gurugram  has  been sanctioned by Government of India recently at a cost of ₹ 5,452.72 Crore.

As informed by the State Government, details of the funds released and utilized for urban civic infrastructure in Gurugram for basic services and civic amenities during each of the last five and the current financial year is given in Annexure-I.

The  Government  of  India  supports  the  State  Government  for development of civic infrastructure through its various Missions/ schemes such as Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and  AMRUT  2.0  and  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Urban),  etc.  Under  the scheme, States/ Union Territories (UTs) are empowered to select, design, approve, prioritise and implement the projects within the broad framework of Mission guidelines.

Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT) launched in the year 2015 in selected 500 cities including Gurugram, was focused on development of basic infrastructure in the sectors of water supply, sewerage and septage management, storm water drainage, green spaces and parks, etc. AMRUT 2.0 was launched on 01 October 2021 in all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ cities, enabling the cities to become 'selfreliant' and 'water secure'. Providing universal coverage of sewerage and septage management in 500 AMRUT cities is one of the major focus areas of AMRUT 2.0.

Under AMRUT, Gurugram City has taken up one sewerage/septage management project worth ₹19.55 crore  and  one  green  space  &  park project worth ₹0.82 crore. Under AMRUT Mission and in convergence with the State 26,718 sewer connections (new/ serviced) (including households  covered  through  Faecal  Sludge  and  Septage  ManagementFSSM)  provided  and  0.69  acre  of  green  space  area  developed  under AMRUT. Under AMRUT 2.0 so far,  Gurugram  district  has  taken  up  one water supply project worth ₹15.05 crore covering 5,035 new/service tap connection.

Under AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0 funds were allocated to the States/ Union Territories and not City-wise and year-wise.

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ANNEXURE-I REFERRED IN PART (a) TO (d) OF STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 262 REGARDING 'CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES IN GURUGRAM', DUE FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 07.08.2025.

DETAILS OF THE FUNDS RELEASED AND UTILIZED FOR URBAN CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN GURUGRAM TO IMPROVE BASIC SERVICES AND CIVIC AMENITIES DURING EACH OF THE LAST FIVE AND THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR

- i. Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority, Gurugram

(Amount ₹ in crore)

| S.No.   | Financial Year   |   Funds released (Receipts) |   Funds utilized on civic amenities (Expenditure) |
|---------|------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | 2020-21          |                         219 |                                               412 |
| 2       | 2021-22          |                         558 |                                               525 |
| 3       | 2022-23          |                        1036 |                                               739 |
| 4       | 2023-24          |                         629 |                                               794 |
| 5       | 2024-25          |                        1779 |                                               890 |
| 6       | 2025-26 (current |                         778 |                                               242 |
| Total   | Total            |                        4999 |                                              3602 |

- ii. Municipal Corporation, Gurugram

(Amount ₹ in crore)

| S. No.   | Financial Year                   |   Funds released (Receipts) |   Funds Utilized on civic amenities (Expenditure) |
|----------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | 2020-21                          |                       58.57 |                                             58.57 |
| 2        | 2021-22                          |                       44.84 |                                             44.84 |
| 3        | 2022-23                          |                       41.93 |                                             41.93 |
| 4        | 2023-24                          |                       32.01 |                                             32.01 |
| 5        | 2024-25                          |                       46.82 |                                             46.82 |
| 6        | 2025-26 (current financial year) |                        6.65 |                                              6.65 |
| Total    | Total                            |                      230.82 |                                            230.82 |