Basement cleared, civic woes remain at Ghaziabad's Prateek Grand City

Time of India

18-05-2025

Ghaziabad
: Residents of
Prateek Grand City
in
Siddharth Vihar
staged a protest on Sunday over numerous unresolved issues, 18 days after their sub-basement was flooded with drain water.
The flooding occurred following excavation at a nearby residential project on May 1. Residents highlighted concerns such as a foul-smelling basement with persistent seepage, parking difficulties, unsafe drinking water, including the threat of
E. coli contamination
, and an overall lack of maintenance and basic facilities.
RK Bimal, who lives on the 18th floor in Tower C 16, told TOI the key concerns also included the delay in the B2 basement handover, which left residents' cars randomly parked all around and outside the complex, posing a threat of theft, foul smell in basements, and seepage issues.
"The problem continues due to authorities, both Nagar Nigam and builder, passing the responsibility of repair and maintenance on to each other.
Drinking water has E. coli and is not safe. Maintenance says it is safe, but the sufferers are the residents who are still purchasing drinking water from outside," another resident, Jitendra Kumar, said.
Kumar said the management promised a 15 day discount in maintenance to those who pay everything on demand, but on the 18th day, the basement repair is still underway. "Residents continue to struggle to park their cars all across the complex.
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The crux of the protest is that being a premium society, we pay premium maintenance, but in return, we are getting false promises," he said.
A Prateek Group spokesperson denied all allegations, stating that repair work in the basement is progressing rapidly, with the area mostly cleaned and sanitized. He said that due to the township's large size, repairs take time. The builder has also requested a report, as directed by Meerut divisional commissioner Hrishikesh Bhaskar Yashod.
On May 14, the commissioner instructed DM Deepak Meena to form a high-level inquiry committee. The probe will examine the drain's flow, width, and ownership as per revenue/irrigation records.