Gurugram:The Municipal Company of Gurugram (MCG) missed its January deadline for making 27 recognized roads within the metropolis dust-free below its motion plan.
In keeping with the plan fashioned on December 30, 2025, 49 kilometers of street have been speculated to be made dust-free by the tip of every month. Nevertheless, most stretches stay coated with free mud, triggering concern amongst residents and environmentalists.
MCG officers attributed the delay to an absence of sources and the stress of a number of ongoing developmental initiatives, which, they stated, have hampered efficient mud management. Regardless of the shortfall, MCG claimed to have made some progress, stating that 119 tonnes of mud have been collected manually and one other 65 tonnes have been eliminated utilizing mechanical strategies within the month of January throughout the 27 roads recognized for January.
At present, town has solely 18 mechanical road-sweeping machines, fewer than the wanted fleet of 42, in keeping with the motion plan. The motion plan states that the MCG has 4,910 personnel, beneath the required power of 5,426. In keeping with the motion plan, reaching 100% dust-free roads throughout town is predicted to take as much as three months with the present sources.
Ravinder Yadav, further commissioner at MCG, informed PR on Thursday that particular focus can be given to eight roads. These embrace the stretch from Bakhtwara Chowk to Subash Chowk, Rajiv Chowk to Hero Honda Chowk, Umang Chowk to Hero Honda Chowk, Shyam Baba Chowk to Dhankot Village, Mahavir Chowk to 4/7 Chowk, Sanath street, Sohna Chowk to Mahaveer Chowk, and the Outdated Southern Peripheral Street (SPR).
“These roads have been cleared as soon as by our group, however sustaining dust-free roads will not be a one-day job. It requires common monitoring and steady sweeping,” he stated. “We’re utilising all our sources totally and retaining a detailed watch on mud accumulation. Particular deal with the eight roads can even be prioritised.”
Residents have flagged deteriorating air high quality and well being dangers, particularly for youngsters, senior residents and people with respiratory illnesses.
Gauri Sarin, environmentalist and founding father of the citizen-led group, Gurugram Residents Towards Air pollution (Grap), criticised the MCG’s plan to divide roads and set month-to-month dust-removal targets, calling it “ineffective.”
“That is the largest joke on Gurugram. Roads can not stay dust-laden for a whole month. The plan is senseless. Why can’t all roads be cleaned and monitored day by day?” she stated. “The roads are damaged, pavements and footpaths are damaged. This isn’t how one can make our roads dust-free.”
Below town motion plan, the company has set a goal to make 294 roads of town dust-free by 2026. In February, the company has set a goal to make 23 roads dust-free by February finish. In whole, the company has set a goal to make 528.1 kilometers dust-free this 12 months.
