CCTV cameras to cycle tracks: 5 key infrastructure projects in Gurgaon await CM nod

Time of India

6 days ago

Gurgaon: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini will chair a meeting of the high-powered purchase committee (HPPC) on Monday to review and clear key infrastructure and utility projects across the state.
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At least five major projects worth Rs 223 crore are likely to be tabled for approval for the city, including phase 2 of the city-wide CCTV installation project — a 66 kV substation at the Chandu Budhera water treatment plant — construction of footpaths and cycle tracks in sectors 58–61 and 59–61, and two large-scale sewer line upgrade projects across the city. The second phase of the city's adaptive traffic management and surveillance system, estimated to cost Rs 160 crore, was pending approval for nearly eight months.
GMDA floated tenders in March 2024, and five firms were found technically eligible by Oct last year. The proposal, however, was stuck due to the mandatory clearance required from the HPCC for projects over Rs 10 crore.
GMDA, through the project, aims to install 2,722 CCTV cameras at 258 locations across the city. The plan was approved in June 2022, during GMDA's 10th authority meeting. It is expected to boost traffic regulation and public safety in several areas.
Under Phase 1, GMDA had installed 1,200 cameras at 218 locations across the city and Manesar by August 2022.
Pertinent to note that the prolonged delay in Phase 2 impacted the rollout of Phase 3, which proposes to add 10,000 more cameras at 2,000 sites, including public spaces, community zones, and government buildings.
"The case has been submitted for the high-powered purchase committee's approval. Once the work starts, it will take 18 months to complete the project," the GMDA official said.
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To ensure an uninterrupted power supply to the city's primary water treatment facility, GMDA proposed the construction of a 66 kV substation at the Chandu Budhera plant. The substation is expected to cost Rs 16 crore and will be completed in 12 months once approved. Currently, the new filtration unit at the plant is operating on temporary power drawn from an 11kV feeder from the Daultabad substation, which is inadequate for the plant's growing capacity.
Three filtration units—one partially commissioned, one under construction, and one under tendering—will benefit from the new substation.
Planned over a 15-acre plot, the facility will include four bays, two 10 MVA 66/6.6 kV transformers, and two 3000 kVA 6.6/0.415 kV transformers, along with supporting equipment.
To improve pedestrian and cyclist mobility, GMDA proposed the construction of dedicated cycle tracks and footpaths along the 2 km master roads between Sectors 58–61 and 59–61.
The Rs 15.9 crore project will include table-top crossings, green areas, bus lay-bys, play zones, and sitting spaces to promote non-motorised transport along the busy Golf Course Extension corridor. The timeline for completion is nine months once work is allotted.
In addition, two sewerage projects costing over Rs 31 crore have also been put forward for approval. The first project, costing Rs 12.1 crore, involves desilting and rehabilitation of sewer lines of varying sizes from 450mm to 1800mm in diameter along the master road from Sectors 33–34 to Hero Honda Chowk and near Basai Chowk. It will be carried out using cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) technology to ensure long-lasting results and will take atleast nine months to complete.
The second project, worth Rs 19.3 crore, will upgrade a severely damaged 1800mm master sewer line along Sohna Road from Subhash Chowk to Shishpal Vihar via Village Tikri.