Gurugram (Balwinder Singh) — Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini took decisive disciplinary action on Friday by directing the suspension of both regional officers of the Haryana State Pollution Control Board in Gurugram. The order followed direct public feedback exposing negligence after a local builder failed to properly operate a sewage treatment plant. Chairing a high-level review meeting at the local PWD Rest House, the Chief Minister warned that administrative apathy, delayed grievance redressal, or false disposal reports would invite immediate penalties, with accountability directly linked to officers’ Annual Confidential Reports.
The meeting focused on aligning Gurugram’s rapid urban expansion with long-term infrastructure needs, including enhanced road networks, expanded green belts, reliable drinking water supply, and upgraded public transport. State Industries and Commerce Minister Rao Narbir Singh, local legislators Bimla Chaudhary, Tejpal Tanwar, and Mukesh Sharma, along with senior bureaucrats including Chief Principal Secretary Rajesh Khullar and Urban Development Principal Advisor D.S. Dhesi, attended the deliberations.
To address sanitation challenges, Saini directed municipal authorities to run proactive waste-collection drives and maintain strict adherence to project deadlines. Reviewing legacy waste remediation at the Bandhwari landfill site, where civic authorities aim to finish operations by February 2027 ahead of the March 2027 deadline, the Chief Minister emphasized sustained monitoring. Additionally, police and transport authorities received explicit directives to impound commercial vehicles illegally transporting garbage from Delhi into Gurugram and impose severe financial penalties. Strict oversight was also ordered for construction and demolition waste management, with the municipal commissioner assuring a reinforced disposal framework within seven days.
Public transit and industrial infrastructure featured prominently in the directives. Saini instructed officials to revise the Gurugram city bus route map to improve direct connectivity with industrial hubs, noting that 40 new electric buses will join the fleet by late October supported by dedicated charging infrastructure in Sector 48. To regulate construction activities and curb particulate emissions, the administration plans to establish designated zonal clusters for Ready-Mix Concrete plants on leased parcels, mandating GPS tracking on all transit mixers along pre-approved corridors.
Infrastructure agencies, including GMDA, MCG, HSVP, HSIIDC, and NHAI, were instructed to fast-track pending road construction and repair works without delay. The Chief Minister also confirmed that the foundation stone for the ₹1,993.59-crore underground pressurized pipeline converting the Gurugram Water Supply Channel from Kakroi Head to the Basai Water Treatment Plant will be laid in January with a 30-month execution target. Industries Minister Rao Narbir Singh urged officials to prioritize constructing an alternate canal route at Dhankot before pipeline works begin to maintain smooth traffic movement toward Farrukhnagar and Jhajjar.
