MG Road stretch to remain shut for a month for sewer system repair

The road has been dug up and commuters will not be able to move towards Sukhrali or Iffco Chowk from MDI Chowk

Gurugram: The northern end of MG Road, near Bata building leading to Sukhrali from MDI Chowk, will remain shut for almost a month to rebuild the dilapidated sewer system. Officials of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) said on Tuesday that the closure was done so that the water leakage does not pollute the nearby rainwater drainage system.

Gurugram, India-April 18, 2023: The MG road closed for commuters from MDI chowk to Sukhrali village due to construction work of deep sewer line work near Bata Building, in Gurugram, India, on Tuesday, 28 April 2023. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)(Pic to go with Leena's story)

Officials said that the construction work began two days back and the road has been dug up using earth-moving machines.

Due to the closure, commuters will not be able to move towards Sukhrali or Iffco Chowk from MDI Chowk. However, those travelling via MG Road overbridge from Sector 14 won’t face an issue in reaching Sukhrali or Iffco Chowk.

Meanwhile, the southern end is presently functional. Commuters won’t face any issue reaching MDI chowk to travel towards the city bus stand from Iffco Chowk or Sukhrali.

PC Meena, MCG commissioner, said that they were laying up a new sewer line near the Bata building following directives from the Haryana State Pollution Control Board and National Green Tribunal (NGT).

“MCG is working at a rapid pace to complete the project. Commuters will face problems traveling towards Sukhrali or Iffco Chowk for almost a month,” he said.

Officials said that a team of traffic police personnel have been deployed at the diversion spot for guiding vehicular movements. They said that concrete barriers were put up at MDI Chowk, at least 100 metres ahead of the construction spot, to ensure the safety of construction workers and commuters so that no one travels toward the site in the dark.