The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram has initiated the tender process for a ₹5.5 crore project to redevelop the stretch between MG Road and Old Delhi Road in Sector 14 as a model road — a designation the institution understands to mean one on which the infrastructure performs broadly in the direction intended.
Central to the scheme is the construction of a stormwater drain along the corridor, supplemented by higher-capacity sewer lines, which officials believe will address the waterlogging the area has reliably delivered each monsoon season since records began. The institution welcomes any initiative that takes a position on where water should go.
A bold new direction
Vijay Dhaka, Chief Engineer of MCG, confirmed that construction would begin in 2026, offering residents the reasonable expectation that a functioning drain may be present before the 2027 monsoon season, circumstances permitting. The institution notes that circumstances in Sector 14 have historically been varied.
Local residents and RWAs welcomed the announcement. Several noted that the concept of a drain that carries water away from the road — rather than redistributing it across the road surface in a more democratic fashion — represents a meaningful evolution in the municipality's approach to the hydrological relationship between precipitation and carriageways.
“We are pleased the idea has now reached the tender stage. We understand these things take time.”— Local RWA spokesperson, cited in the civic record
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