Can't use sector-14 centre, lacks electricity: Residents
Gurugram, Jan. 5 -- Residents of Sector 14 have alleged they are unable to use their sector's community centre due to the lack of basic amenities, including electricity.
The centre was first announced in 2015, with construction beginning in 2021 and completion in 2025, locals said.
The four-storey building in Sector 14 DLF colony has two halls on the ground and first floors, with the third and fourth floors to be converted into libraries and clubs, according to RWA president Vikas Verma.
"The structure has finally been constructed after residents fought for it for almost nine years. Yet we are unable to use the place since there are no electricity connections in the building.
The centre was inaugurated by Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on December 30 during the Viksit Gurugram rally, but it still remains inaccessible to us due to no electricity," said Kalyan Singh Sharma, retired IAS officer and resident.
Dinesh Aggrawal, former RWA president, noted, "Some minor work is still underway. The AC, lights and fans were installed in December."
Verma explained the current metre can handle only 10 kW, far below the power required for full operations. "It took numerous protests and repeated visits to MCG officials, along with complaints filed in the grievance cell and even on the CM's window, before this community centre was finally constructed," said Sharma.
Aggrawal added, "The project faced multiple delays partly due to confusion over land ownership between Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) and Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP). Later, it took time to obtain clearances from the forest department for tree felling."
An MCG official stated the civic body has applied for an electricity connection and that "a committee will decide the user charges for electricity, following which the facility will be commissioned." However, a junior official at Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) said no request for a connection has yet been received.
Meanwhile, Ward Councilor Anup said an application for 200 kW was shared with DHBVN in December....
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