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Colony transfer starts, Suncity first to be taken over by Municipal Corporation of Gurugram
Although the Suncity, a privately developed area on Golf Course Road, has been formally taken over by the MCG, residents may need to wait for a month before the civic body starts delivering services.
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) on Friday officially took over the maintenance of Suncity, a privately developed area on Golf Course Road, making it the first colony to be taken over by the civic body.
The development ends more than a three-year wait since the civic body had originally been directed to take over private colonies in the city.
“I visited Suncity on Thursday and found the repair work carried out by the developer to be satisfactory. All necessary documents pertaining to the layout of water supply lines, stormwater, sewer lines, roads, tubewells and electricity connection were submitted to the MCG. Subsequently, a handing over/taking over agreement was signed between MCG and the developer in the presence of local residents’ welfare association (RWA),” said Yashpal Yadav, MCG commissioner.
Although the colony has been formally taken over by the MCG, residents may need to wait for a month before the civic body starts delivering services. Yadav said that the MCG is in the process of ascertaining the manpower and resources needed for maintaining amenities in Suncity, but did not divulge by when the on-ground work would be initiated.
MCG officials said it is likely that the civic body would start delivering services by April 1.
VMK Singh, general secretary of Suncity until recently, said, “Officially, the MCG has taken over the colony but it may be a short while before they start delivering services as they said that they are in the process of ascertaining the manpower and resources required for the colony. In the interim, the developer has agreed to continue with the services,” said Singh.
The tenure of the RWA of Suncity ended on March 13 and elections are awaited.
“In January 2017, the MCG was directed to take over the Suncity. After more than a two-year wait, it has finally materialised. I want the MCG to fix and add stormwater drains in the locality, as it is susceptible to waterlogging during monsoon, as run-off rainwater from the nearby Aravallis accumulates in the colony. I hope the MCG resolves this problem before the monsoon,” said Divya Surekha, a resident of Suncity.
On January 9, the developer had informed the MCG that all necessary deficiencies had been fixed and Suncity was ready to be taken over by them. However, MCG officials found deficiencies in the repair work. Deficiencies included repairing of footpaths, maintenance of 16 parks, replacement of stormwater drains, sewer cleaning, and other miscellaneous work, for which a cumulative expenditure of Rs50.37 lakh was needed.
On February 22, the developers deposited ?50.37 lakh with the MCG, paving the way for the civic body to take over the colony.
Developers of DLF Phases 1, 2-3 are still carrying out deficiency repair works in the colonies and it is expected to be completed by August, MCG officials said. In the other five colonies — Sushant Lok 1, South City 1 and 2, Nirvana Country and Palam Vihar — the MCG is awaiting financial approval from the state government for commencing sewerage work, said Yadav. He added that it is expected to be approved next week.
