Gurgaon: Commissioning of the Sector 72 boosting station has been delayed once again, with work now expected to be completed by mid-April instead of March, as earlier projected by GMDA.Officials said around 40 metres of pipeline laying is still pending. A total of 985 metres of pipeline was planned to connect the Chandu Budhera water treatment plant with the Sector 72 boosting station.“Most of the work is already done, and the clearing of the already laid pipelines is underway. Efforts are being made to operationalise the boosting station by mid-April,” said a GMDA official.The boosting station is crucial for residents in the new sectors along the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR), many of whom face irregular water supply. At present, these areas depend on the Sector 51 boosting station, which is unable to meet peak demand, forcing several residential societies to rely on private water tankers. Once operational, the Sector 72 facility is expected to ease pressure on the existing system and improve supply across several sectors along SPR.The project, estimated to cost Rs 63 crore and spread over 4 acres, has faced repeated delays since its inception. The foundation for the 240 MLD station was laid in June 2019, with completion initially targeted within nine months. However, work slowed during the Covid-19 pandemic and was further impacted by annual construction bans across NCR.While the construction of the station was completed in 2022, the second phase, involving installation of machinery, began in Feb that year with a 12-month deadline. Progress was again hit due to the unavailability of land for a 500-metre stretch required for laying inlet and outlet pipelines between Chandu Budhera and the boosting station.To work around this, GMDA revised the alignment and laid around 650 metres of pipeline between Fazilpur Road and Sector 71. The project also faced a fresh hurdle when NHAI halted pipeline work beneath the Dwarka Expressway after cavities were detected along the stretch, stalling work for nearly two months. The work was allowed to resume in Dec after clearance from the authority.Meanwhile, the RWA president of BPTP Astaire Gardens, Jaswant Rao, said, “Despite repeated complaints, we continue to face erratic water supply, especially in summer, and heavily depend on tankers. Timely completion of this project will provide relief to the residents.”
