Bilkul Sateek News
Gurugram (Paridhi Dhasmana), 15 July – House No. 426, Sector 7, Urban Estate — where the rainwater came, stayed, and now rots — might as well be renamed “Neglect Estate.” For over three days, the aftermath of Gurugram’s heavy rains has pooled and festered around this residence, with garbage, sewer water, and thick slush choking the surroundings like a civic mockery in motion.
But here’s the real tragedy: no sweeper in sight, no municipal staff deployed, and certainly no urgency from the authorities. The only thing more stagnant than the water is the administrative response.
Ironically, the very residents who fund this system through hefty property tax and income tax are being denied the most basic civic necessity: cleanliness. BN Chopra, a senior citizen and the resident of this affected house, puts a painfully valid question bluntly: “Despite paying high property tax and income tax, are we asking for too much in expecting basic civic action?” A question from someone who’s already suffered damage during the recent rains — and now fears a repeat with the next cloudburst.
As the waste quietly creeps closer to his doorstep again, the silence of the system is deafening. No emergency response. No accountability. No boots on the ground. Just the ticking time bomb of another rain spell.
In a city that claims to be a millennium hub, residents are left fighting for the bare minimum — cleanliness, sanitation, and dignity.
When the state talks of “smart cities” and “urban estates,” one wonders if those definitions exclude senior citizens like Mr. and Mrs. Chopra, who’ve invested their lives — and taxes — into a system that gives them sludge in return.
This isn’t just a civic failure. It’s a betrayal.
