Residents flag health risks from sewage overflow near Hero Honda Chowk

Residents near Hero Honda Chowk alleged sewage overflow and waterlogging have persisted for several months.

Residents of Sector 34 and Behrampur near the Hero Honda Chowk have raised health concerns and alleged difficulty in motoring due to overstressed drain infrastructure in the area, and pointed the finger at civic authorities for failing to take corrective action despite raising the issue multiple times.

Officials blamed years of accumulated silt and disconnected drainage links for recurring flooding problems. (HT)

The roads in the area are covered with overflowing sewage as drains are clogged, residents said, with broken roads exacerbating their problems for the past few months.

HT, in a spot check on Thursday, found drains choked with plastic waste and a foul-smelling black overflow alongside the road. Water stagnated at several spots, while heaps of silt and waste removed from the drains lay on the roadside.

“The entire stretch smells foul throughout the day. During peak hours, vehicles splash dirty water on pedestrians and shopkeepers. It has become impossible to walk here,” said Shivansh Singh, 43, a resident.

Drains near Hero Honda Chowk choked by illegally dumped waste, as seen during HT’s spotcheck last week. (HT)

Shopkeepers in the area said the condition worsens during rains, as the road gets inundated, making motoring a difficult endeavour.

Officials of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), however, said that drain cleaning is currently underway in the area and attributed the situation to years of accumulated silt and garbage inside the drainage network.

“Roads in this belt have remained prone to waterlogging for years. Cleaning of the drains is being carried out to improve drainage before the monsoon. Two sumpwellswill also be installed in the area to help manage waterlogging during monsoon,” an official, who did not wish to be named, said.

The official said that drains in the area were disconnected from the master sewage line years ago to prevent flooding along the highway. “Now, MCG is setting up these sumpwells so that the water does not overflow onto the streets,” the official said.

The official said a total of ₹27 lakh will be spent on the project— ₹7 lakh for desilting and cleaning, and ₹20 lakh for setting up two sumpwells. The work is expected to be completed by June 2026.