, I | MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2016 THERE ARE FAULTY SUPPLY LINES AND THE OLD TRANSFORMERS TRIP WHENEVER THERE IS EXTRA LOAD. DHBVN OFFICIAL Cricket match, lack of awareness hit Earth Hour plans in Rashpal Singh ■ [email protected]

GURGAON: The Indo-Pak World Twenty20 cricket match and lack of awareness marred the Earth Hour in Gurgaon on Saturday as the decline in power consump- tion halved this year compared to 2015. Ironically, some residents could not observe the Earth Hour because of power cuts. However, some residents switched off lights and watched the cricket match collectively on large LCD screens. “The cricket match certainly ■ Discom says maintenance work has started to improve power took sheen out of the Earth Hour infrastructure in Gurgaon. PARVEEN KUMAR/HT FILE PHOTO but many people observed it by watching the match collectively theysay and switching off lights in hous- Power cuts are es. There is a lack of awareness and we are making efforts to The cricket match spread awareness about its ben- certainly took sheen back as mercury efits,” Shubhra Puri, who runs ■ Villagers have been demanding that the 26-lane toll plaza be removed as it has been causing traffic jams and accidents. HT FILE PHOTO the NGO Gurgaon First, said. out of the Earth Hour but The comparative data of the › begins to rise many people observed it electricity department says there GURGAON: The summer is set- was a decline in power consump- by watching the match ting in and so are power cuts. tion by 13 lakh units during the collectively and switching Residents of several sectors, Earth Hour in 2015. This year, the off lights in houses. There including upscale localities, have Govt plans to take over Kherki decline was only 6.50 lakh units. been complaining about power However, the decline cannot be is a lack of awareness. outages in the last two weeks. fully attributed to the Earth Though power cuts are not SHUBHRA PURI, Hour as several areas plunged proprietor of Gurgaon First new in Gurgaon, frequent out- into darkness as supply snapped ages are posing a challenge to following the rain on Saturday The Indo-Pak the state government’s claims of Daula toll plaza in 3 months evening. supplying uninterrupted power Perturbed by frequent power cricket match led to to the city. DAMPENING BUSINESS Industrialists complained about snarls at the toll plaza during the investors’ meet cuts, several residents used the less number of people “In the last two weeks, there Earth Hour to vent their ire on › were at least two-hour power cuts Abhishek Behl But, the government decided Business at IMT is sources said was not feasible social media. observing the Earth Hour. in the locality daily. The summer ■ [email protected] to act after industrialists and due to contractual obligations. “With due respect, why does Further, there is also a has just started and the electric- investors at the Happening affected because of traffi c jams “Business at IMT Manesar an Indian city like Gurgaon need ity supply is already disrupted,” GURGAON: The govern- Haryana Global Investors at the Kherki Daula toll plaza. We is affected because of traffic an Earth Hour? We have so many lack of awareness among SK Joshi of South City 1, said. ment is planning to acquire the Summit 2016 raised the issue › jams at the Kherki Daula toll of these, every week,” a resident Gurgaon residents and we The demand for power supply met Union transport minister (Nitin Kherki Daula toll plaza on the of frequent snarls at the toll plaza. We met Union trans- tweeted from the twitter handle increases by 10 to 12% every year Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway plaza dampening business at the Gadkari) thrice to discuss the port minister (Nitin Gadkari) @gurgaoncom. The supply was are working to increase it. as new commercial and residen- within three months after Manesar Industrial Township issue. The cost of land acquisition thrice to discuss the issue. The cut in several areas for about two SSANJAY KUMAR CHUGH, tial complexes are constructed. investors said it was affecting (IMT), 18km from Gurgaon. cost of land acquisition is high hours after the rains. general secretary of Urja Samit However, there is always a 25% business in Gurgaon and neigh- Chief managing director of Hero is high and we will negotiate with and we will negotiate with the Power consumption data shortage of supply when the mer- bouring Manesar. Moto Corp, Pawan Munjal, was the NHAI to bring it down. NHAI to bring it down. I will showed there was a decline in cury rises. Senior government officials one of the industrialists to take try to raise funds from EDC/ usage by 6.50 lakh units on March Urja Samiti, an NGO working “There are faulty supply of the government and stake- up the issue with senior govern- RAO NARBIR SINGH, Haryana PWD minister IDC and resolve the issue in the 19. The recorded consumption in on power issues in Gurgaon, said. lines and the old transformers holders met on Saturday in ment officials and ministers. next three months,” Rao Narbir on March 18 was Supporting the Earth Hour, trip whenever there is extra to discuss the issue. The first solution, supported Singh said. 160.75 lakh units while on March superintending engineer (opera- load. The biggest problem here After the Sirhaul toll plaza by many, was to take over the lay a bypass road from Sector 9 every day is more than 1.7 lakh. Principal secretary to the 19 it was 154.25 lakh units. tions) of Dakshan Haryana Bijli is that demand outruns sup- on the Delhi-Gurgaon border of toll plaza from expressway con- to the toll plaza, which would But this did not go down well CM, Rajesh Khullar; princi- “The Indo-Pak cricket match Vitran Nigam Sanjeev Chopra ply,” an official at the state-run the speedway was scrapped in cessionaire, Millennium City ease traffic congestion. But, with the NHAI and IDFC – a con- pal secretary of industries, led to less number of people said there is a need to generate Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran February 2014, villagers living Expressways Private Limited acquiring land would cost the sortium of banks – that funded Devender Singh; four repre- observing the Earth Hour. more awareness among people Nigam (DHBVN), said. near Kherki Daula have been (MCEPL), and the National government a lot and hence, was the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway sentatives of IDFC; chief engi- Further, there is also a lack about the event. He said power Superintending engineer demanding that the 26-lane Highways Authority of not a viable option, sources said. project. neer of PWD; chief engineer of of awareness among Gurgaon consumption declines during the (operations) of DHBVN Sanjeev toll plaza also be removed (NHAI). This would cost the The NHAI can permit the con- The third option was to shift HSIIDC and representatives of residents and we are working hour but people should imbibe Chopra, said maintenance work as it caused traffic jams government close to `1,500 crore. struction of the road only if the the toll plaza to Bilaspur, rough- NHAI and MCEPL were present to increase it,” Sanjay Kumar the habit of switching off lights has started to improve power and accidents. The second alternative was to number of cars plying in the area ly 30km from Manesar, which at Saturday’s meeting. Chugh, general secretary of when they are not used. infrastructure. HTC CHARRED Man helps save life Civic agencies will TOURNAMENT chalk out plan to WITH `1-CR PRIZE of accident victim GURGAON: A road safety officer company, was on the way to (RSO) helped to save the life Gurgaon around 2pm when he FROM MARCH 21 of a 28-year-old software engi- saw a crowd near Shankar Chowk. avoid waterlogging neer, who met with an accident Nair got down from the car and HT Correspondent near Ambience Mall, after he saw a man in pool of blood. ■ [email protected] rushed the man to a hospital on Nair rushed Anjum to civil Saturday. It might have proved hospital in his car. He was later GURGAON: Seventy-eight wres- fatal for the victim but for the referred to Safdarjung Hospital tlers have been shortlisted to timely action of the RSO in the where he underwent a surgery on compete for the country’s high- golden hour. his shoulder and jaw. Anjum frac- est prize money tournament Golden hour is the first hour tured his shoulder, jaw and hand. ‘Kesri Kushti Dangal’ to be held after a traumatic injury when “With the help of a few onlook- at the Tau Stadium emergency treatment is most ers, I put the man in my car. I am beginning on Monday. likely to be successful. shocked that no one helped him,” The organisers had received A speeding vehicle knocked Nair said. 102 entries for the tournament, down Saahadab Anjum near “The RSO not only took the which is being organised by the Ambience mall when he was on victim to the hospital, but also Haryana government from the way to meet a client in Udyog helped us clear the snarl on the ■ Heavy waterlogging had brought the city to a standstill for several March 21 to March 23. The Vihar. Though Anjum was loosing road on Saturday afternoon. We days last year. HT FILE PHOTO winner will be awarded a prize blood, no one helped him. have decided to felicitate him for money of `1 crore. The first and ■ Firefighters douse a fire that broke out in a slum cluster in Sector 52, Gurgaon, on Sunday. HT PHOTO RSO PS Nair, a sales head of a his work,” ACP(crime) Hawa HT Correspondent expanded to ensure it can carry second runners up will get ` 50 private automobile component Singh, said. LEENA DHANKHAR ■ [email protected] 1,100 cusecs of water. Now, water lakh and `25 lakh respectively. from Road, Golf Course “Participants include 22 GURGAON: In an effort to prevent Extension Road and Ghata col- international, 35 national a repeat of last year’s situation lects at this point, causing and rest local players,” said in Gurgaon during the monsoon, waterlogging. Suraj Pal ‘Amu’, member of House owners refuse to Over 200 pedal on dirt track the administration is preparing The urban authority is also the organising committee. a plan to avoid waterlogging in planning to dig a drain from International fame wrestler the city. Chowk to NH 8 from Haryana Yogeshwar Dutt pay enhancement fee Officials of the Haryana Urban along the SPR to ensure that water will also be present on the occa- to promote cycling for fitness Development Authority (Huda), drains from this area to Khandsa. sion to boost the morale of the GURGAON: More than 5,000 apart- the Municipal Corporation of Water will also be allowed to col- participants. ment owners in group housing IN 1992, HUDA ACQUIRED HT Correspondent Gurgaon (MCG) and the district lect on Sector 72-72A plot that is Satyawarat Kadian (97kg) societies refused to pay enhance- 631 ACRES FROM ■ [email protected] administration met on Sunday earmarked for an artificial lake. and Mausam Khatri (97kg), ment charges running in lakhs to FARMERS NEAR GOLF to discuss the plan of action to After the monsoon, water from who are currently in Astana, the Haryana Urban Development GURGAON: Hundreds of cycling prevent waterlogging. this area will be diverted to the , for the Asian Authority (Huda) after it served COURSE EXTENSION enthusiasts participated in the The move comes after Haryana Badshahpur drain. Olympic qualifying tourna- them a notice in February. ROAD FOR `1-2 LAKH Green Wheels Bike Festival CM gave Divisional commissioner D ment, will also be participating. In 1992, Huda acquired 631 held in Sector 58 on Sunday. strict instructions on the matter Suresh, who chaired the meeting The three-day event will acres from farmers of Ghata, PER ACRE The fest was organised to and has asked for a plan by the asked Huda officials to execute the begin with a cultural pro- Wazirpur and Haiderpur villag- motivate NCR residents to adopt end of March. work as per the plan and ensure gramme at 4pm. Haryana gov- es near Golf Course Extension and wrote to the Huda estate cycling for a healthy living and Heavy waterlogging on Golf that the city did not face this ernor Road for `1-2 lakh an acre. It officer. to do their bit to save the envi- Course Road, Road, problem this year. He also asked will inaugurate the tourna- allotted the land to 98 group The members of the com- ronment. Southern Peripheral Road and officials to bring to his notice any ment. The first day of the housing societies in Sectors 55, mittee, who met residents on The event was organised Old Delhi-Gurgaon Road Hero, obstacles that come in the way. tournament will see 26 matches 56 and 57. Sunday, said they asked Huda by the Municipal Corporation and at Honda Chowk and Udyog Gurgaon MLA Umesh Agarwal followed by 36 matches. The But, with the cost of land not only to withdraw its notice of Gurgaon (MCG) and the Vihar, had brought the city said that the roads built at the semi-final and the final will going through the roof in the last but, also wants it to refund the in collaboration to a standstill for several days cost of hundreds of crores get be held on March 23. decade, the farmers demanded extra money it charged them with corporate houses. last year. damaged due to waterlogging “The wrestler bagging the compensation as per the current based on a Supreme Court order. Around 250 cyclists partici- ■ The event was organised by the MCG. PARVEEN KUMAR/HT PHOTO At the meeting, Huda executive and Huda must ensure that fourth position will get ` 10 market rate. To pay compensate Municipal councillor of ward pated in the event that started engineer AK Maken said a major last year’s situation does not | lakh, the fifth-position holder them, Huda plans to recover the 32, Mahesh Dayma, who is the at 7 in the morning. Cycling, the biking skills, mettle and finished the entire trail unhurt,” drain in Leg-1 near Prakash Puri occur again. will be awarded `5 lakh, wres- amount from the group housing chairman of the committee, said mountain biking and dirt track physical strength of the bikers said Neha, a city resident. temple will be cleaned at a cost of Huda administrator Hardeep tlers bagging the sixth, seventh societies. Hence, it sent notices the residents will approach the were some of the activities that with trails of uneven road eleva- A special duathlon was also `92 lakh. This drain has not been Singh said the urban authority and the eighth position will be to the societies last month, ask- court if Huda does not withdraw attracted the participants. tions and narrow dirt paths. For organised for children in the cleaned in the last 25 years, and is committed towards resolv- awarded `3 lakh, `2 lakh and ing it to pay the enhanced fee. its demand. “This is an unjust Several music bands were also experts, the race sprawled over age group of 10-16 years. the Huda assured that silt and gar- ing the waterlogging problem. `1 lakh respectively,” Jagdeep, This means, each apartment demand and we will oppose it,” roped in that performed live at a distance of 52km while for the “It is a fun event. It wasn’t bage in the drain will be removed “We are focused on cleaning the director of sports, said. owner will have to shell out he said. the venue. pro category it was 40km. too hot and this made cycling before the monsoon. the drains and getting storm The tournament is being `1.5 lakh to `2 lakh. Terming Huda’s deci- One of the most interest- “I participated in the pro cat- even more fun. More such The culvert at Badshahpur water drains repaired on time held to commemorate the Joint Action Committee, a sion arbitrary, the residents ing events was the firestorm egory of the firestorm mountain events should be organised to Chowk on the Southern so that water has a proper out- martyrdom of Bhagat Singh, body of more than 5,000 apart- formed a Ward 32 Joint Action mountain biking. The multi- bike event. At several turns I promote cycling,” said Anurag Peripheral Road (SPR) is being let,” Singh said. Rajguru and Sukhdev. ment owners, opposed to this Committee. HTC lap format competition tested thought I will fall, however, I Singh, a participant.