Basai plant to be shifted, NPR hits hurdle again

GURGAON: The Haryana government's ambitious Northern Peripheral Road (NPR) project seems headed for yet another roadblock with the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) planning to shift the water treatment plant at Basai, which falls on the stretch.
The state had earlier planned to realign the road, but, officials say, this is not feasible as it would prove costlier than shifting the water works itself.
"The Basai plant, which supplies water to most parts of Gurgaon township, will be shifted to the proposed public utilities sectors under the new Master Plan," said HUDA administrator Nitin Yadav.
Under the MP-2025, approximately 564 hectares have been earmarked for public utilities in Sectors 100, 101 and 107.
Asked whether the shifting of the water works would affect water supply in the area, Yadav said: "Water supply will not be affected. Work on the new site
and construction on the NPR stretch will be carried out simultaneously. It is unlikely that the project will pose any hindrance, said the HUDA administrator.
The 18-km-long stretch connecting Dwarka to Kherki Daula in Gurgaon had run into several problems the latest being protests from New Palam Vihar residents against the compensation and alternate plots allotted to them by HUDA.
Of the entire stretch, close to 5.5 km is pending under litigation.
Haryana had recently invited tenders for allotting work on the stretch.