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IIT Gandhinagar team proposes underground tanks to fix Gurugram waterlogging
IIT Gandhinagar team proposes underground tanks to fix Gurugram waterlogging
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram and the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority are working with IIT Gandhinagar experts on a long-term solution to chronic waterlogging. Professors Vivek Kapadia and Udit Bhatia inspected Subhash…
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram and the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority are working with IIT Gandhinagar experts on a long-term solution to chronic waterlogging. Professors Vivek Kapadia and Udit Bhatia inspected Subhash Chowk and Rajiv Chowk on Wednesday, assessing underground rainwater storage and groundwater recharge systems.
The plan includes high-capacity underground storage tanks and injection wells with capacity of 48 to 80 litres per second at waterlogged spots. Rainwater would be collected in tanks and channelled through injection wells to recharge groundwater, reducing pressure on conventional stormwater drains.
Officials are considering Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition technology linked to the Central Ground Water Board for real-time monitoring of water levels. MCG additional municipal commissioner Yash Jaluka and GMDA executive engineer Amit Godara briefed the visiting team on local drainage challenges.
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Gurugram's waterlogging has grown worse as rapid construction swallowed permeable surfaces and the Aravali ridge, the city's natural sponge, was breached for real estate. The Haryana government's own 2022 Master Plan noted that 30% of the city's stormwater drains are missing or blocked, a problem conventional pipe-and-pump systems cannot solve. The IIT Gandhinagar proposal directly attacks that: injection wells bypass surface drainage by forcing rainwater to recharge groundwater, which the Central Ground Water Board estimates has fallen by 2.5 metres annually under Gurugram. SCADA-linked monitoring would, for the first time, give live data on whether the recharge actually works. The key number to watch is whether MCG can commission the first well before the 2025 monsoon after a decade of failed temporary pumps.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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