New Chandu Budhera unit launched by Haryana CM, water supply gets big boost in Gurgaon
With the commissioning of this unit, the total capacity of the Chandu Budhera plant has increased to 400 MLD.
Adding to Basai's 270 MLD, the city now has a combined water treatment capacity of 670 MLD. GMDA officials said the new unit would increase per capita water availability from 100 to 155 litres a day.
A senior GMDA official told TOI, "This unit will benefit areas that have depended on groundwater or tankers. We are now in a better position to offer them consistent supply from treated canal water."
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The Chandu Budhera water treatment plant now comprises four treatment units, with the third one commissioned in 2019. The new unit — the fourth at the facility — was built at a cost of Rs 63.18 crore and is expected to benefit over 4.5 lakh residents across 34 sectors, from Sector 81 to 115, and parts of the old city that have long faced irregular supply.
The plant will treat raw water drawn from the NCR canal and supply it to households in areas like Laxman Vihar, Tikona Park, New Colony, Jyoti Park, Arjun Nagar, Sector 12A and Dayanand Colony, thereby reducing the dependence on borewells.
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To keep pace with demand, GMDA is also working on a fifth unit at Chandu Budhera. Around 40% of the civil work has been completed, and machinery is being procured. The authority hopes to commission the fifth unit by Dec. Two boosting stations — one in Sector 72 and another in Gwal Pahari — are also under construction. These are expected to be functional by Sept this year and March 2026, respectively, and will help regulate supply.
The inauguration comes at a time when the city's population and real estate footprint are expanding rapidly, putting additional pressure on civic infrastructure. While high-rise townships in new sectors have grown rapidly, parts of the old city have seen stagnation in supply, often because of leaky pipelines and low pressure, with hardly any upgrade of boosting stations at the colony or sector level.
A study by IIT Roorkee projected that the city's population is likely to touch 46.3 lakh by 2026, requiring a daily water supply of around 970 MLD.
Additionally, GMDA is planning to augment the supply with a third treatment facility proposed at Basai part-II. The Phase-1 of the project is expected to cost Rs 190 crore and is estimated to take three years to complete.
GMDA officials said technical evaluation of bids for the construction contract is complete and the matter will be placed before the next meeting of the high-powered purchase committee for final approval.
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