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GMDA starts Rs 149-crore Basai water plant expansion
The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has begun work on a fourth water treatment unit at the Basai plant after awarding a Rs 149-crore tender. The expansion will add a 100 million…
The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has begun work on a fourth water treatment unit at the Basai plant after awarding a Rs 149-crore tender. The expansion will add a 100 million litres per day (MLD) filtration unit, two 300-million-litre sedimentation-cum-storage tanks, a raw water pipeline and automation systems, officials said.
The plant's treatment capacity will rise from 270 MLD to 370 MLD, and storage capacity will reach nearly 2,000 million litres. A GMDA official said the contractor has started work and must finish in 30 months. The Haryana government approved the project in July.
GMDA supplies about 670 MLD of potable water through the Basai and Chandu Budhera plants. The new unit is expected to improve supply in old and New Gurugram, including Sectors 21, 22 and 23, and around 100 colonies along Basai Road, Pataudi Road and other key routes.
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Gurugram's water deficit has long forced residents in unplanned colonies to rely on tankers or private borewells. GMDA's two existing plants together produce 670 MLD against a demand that crosses 800 MLD on summer peak days. The Basai expansion of 100 MLD closes roughly three-fourths of that gap, though only after 30 months of construction. The two new 300-million-litre storage tanks are equally critical: they give GMDA buffer to maintain pressure during breakdowns or summer spikes. The Haryana government cleared the tender in July 2024, and the contractor now faces a completion deadline of early 2027. Residents of affected colonies will watch whether GMDA meets that timeline without cost overruns.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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