India, March 21 -- Residents of New Gurugram have strongly objected to the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) levying sewage charges despite the absence of a functional sewage network in their sectors. Societies in sectors 77-99 have written to the GMDA, demanding an immediate waiver of these charges and an adjustment of previously paid amounts against future water bills.

According to residents, they have been charged for sewage services from the day their domestic water connections were activated, even though no sewage infrastructure has been developed in the area. "We are paying for a service that does not exist. There is no completed sewage network, and most societies in this region remain unconnected. Despite this, we...