Nathupur villagers fed up of water, sewage problems

GURGAON: People of Nathupur village blocked MG Road for an hour recently after the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) failed to address their persisting problems of lack of drinking water and sewage overflowing on the streets.
“I have been assured by the MCG officials that the issues would be resolved within a month. If they don’t do it, we will block roads again and convey our problems to the opposition leaders,” said Karamveer, sarpanch of Nathupur village.
The sewage flows outside the lines and children often fall in it. “There is no exit for the sewage. It flows from one alley to the other. Each time we raise our voice against it, the corporation officials come with suction machines and take away the waste, and soon forget about the root cause of the problem,” said village head Mahender Singh.
Drinking water is available only for half an hour at 7 in the morning but even that has not been regular lately. Those who have boring machines somehow manage and also give water to their neighbours. But even they have started complaining now. “There is no water available even at a depth of 300 feet,” said Rajesh, a resident.
Almost 10,000 people live in 500 houses in Nathupur. Some have been buying two water tankers every day. Tankers are just enough for 400 people. “No one listens unless we resort to extreme measures,” said Shishram, an another resident.