Gurugram: Ever since the term day zero was coined in the context of the acute water crisis in Cape Town South Africa, the dangers and vulnerability of the situation was also felt in the Indian cities.
It did not take long for the situation to arrive with and a one-and-a-half year later the water crisis seems to have hit the residents of Chennai.
What is now felt in Chennai is also felt by a sizeable number of residents in Gururgam who every summer months have to buy water despite the piped water supply.
With low water supply already most of the colonies that border Delhi like Suushat Lok, Palam Vihar get less water.
What is making the situation worse is how a large number of illegal structures have come up. Most of these structures have installed two to three pumps leaving no water in turn for the residents.
"You as it does not get enough water as the water pressure is very less. What is making the situation worse however is that how the host of illegal structures that have been built up to the levels of four to five floors is drawing excessive water due to the pumps leaving no water for us," said Rajni Bhargava one of the city resident.
Quick to cash in on the problem is the private water tankers that are charging a hefty amount from the troubled residents.
Most of the troubled residents have highlighted that most of the private tankers are charging a number of Rupees one thousand to one thousand five hundred for filling just one water tanker.
There have also been complaints that most of the private tankers do not fill the complete tanker by citing a shortage of water
To profit from the burgeoning real estate market of Gurugram most of the individual builders are also trying to cash in.
In areas of Sushant Lok and DLF Phase -3 where there has been a growth of a lot of illegal guest houses there have been complaints that how in the area of 60 square yards four to five floors are constructed.
According to an official estimate, there are a total of 2000 such structures that are prevalent in the city.
A host of guesthouses, hotels and other forms of commercial establishments operate from these structures.
According to an official survey, an average Gurugram resident consumes roughly about 250 litres of water every day. In all the overall requirement of the city is 350 MGD daily. Yet the city is not being able to meet the requirements.