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Gurgaon’s ‘Ready’ Homes Face Missing Roads, Water and Power
Some people in Gurgaon moved into homes that were officially cleared for occupation.
However, they say their housing societies still lack important things such as roads, regular electricity, water and promised facilities.
At ROF Alante, residents depend on tankers and generators and say the approach road is unsafe.
The developer says villagers have blocked construction work.
At Ambience Lagoon, residents say land meant for facilities was used differently and that some promised amenities are missing.
The developers’ lawyers have disputed the residents’ legal challenge.
Government inspections found that many buildings with Occupancy Certificates were not actually finished.
Officials are now examining certificates they believe were issued too early.
Residents of several Gurgaon housing societies say basic infrastructure is missing despite receiving Occupancy Certificates.
ROF Alante residents report no proper approach road, dedicated electricity or municipal water supply, along with sewage and boundary-wall concerns.
ROF Group says local villagers have obstructed project work and that it has sought police and administrative assistance.
Ambience Lagoon residents allege that three acres intended for amenities were diverted, while the developer’s lawyers dispute the basis of those claims.
Inspections found 14 of 22 residential complexes with valid OCs still under construction, prompting scrutiny of about 1,500 allegedly premature certificates.
- Who
- Residents and homebuyers at ROF Alante and Ambience Lagoon, developers, architects, and Haryana planning authorities.
- What
- Housing projects received Occupancy Certificates even though residents report missing infrastructure, unfinished construction and absent amenities.
- Where
- Several housing societies in Gurgaon, including ROF Alante in Sector 108 and Ambience Lagoon near Ambience Mall.
- When
- The issue includes inspections conducted in April, scrutiny of certificates issued from July 1, 2025, to March 15, 2026, and a Supreme Court ruling in January 2026.
- Why
- Residents allege that approvals were granted before projects and amenities were complete; authorities attributed about 1,500 premature OCs primarily to architects who conducted site visits.
Residents and authorities’ concerns
Developers’ responses and legal position
Project readiness
Residents and authorities’ concerns
Residents and inspections say several societies with Occupancy Certificates still lacked finished construction, roads, utilities or promised amenities.
Developers’ responses and legal position
ROF Group said required materials, permissions and approvals were available, but local villagers had obstructed work.
ROF Alante infrastructure
Residents and authorities’ concerns
Residents said the society has no proper approach road, dedicated electricity or municipal water, and raised concerns about sewage treatment and boundary walls.
Developers’ responses and legal position
ROF Group’s Alok Srivastava said villagers created undue hindrances and that the company sought police protection and administrative intervention to complete the work.
Ambience Lagoon’s missing land
Residents and authorities’ concerns
Residents’ representative Sanjay Lal alleged that three acres meant for amenities, recreation and clubhouses had been used for other purposes and that promised facilities remain absent.
Developers’ responses and legal position
Developers’ lawyers argued before the Supreme Court that the approved layout showed the housing project on 10.98 acres and that the High Court had relied on unverified material and acted after an unexplained delay.
Key facts
- ROF Alante residents
- About 450 families reportedly live in the society, which residents say lacks proper road access, dedicated electricity and municipal water.
- Daily water supply
- Residents said roughly 10 water tankers arrive each day.
- Power problems
- Residents said backup failures can leave them without electricity for 12 to 18 hours during peak summer.
- Government inspection
- Fourteen of 22 inspected residential complexes with valid OCs were still actively under construction.
- Premature certificates
- Officials said about 1,500 Occupancy Certificates were issued before buildings were complete.
- Ambience Lagoon project
- The project was licensed in 1993 for an 18.98-acre residential development, according to residents’ representatives.
- Court ruling
- In January 2026, the Supreme Court overturned a 2020 Punjab and Haryana High Court ruling that had quashed two de-licensing orders and directed a CBI probe.
Quotes
Alok Srivastava
Head of Facilities and Operations at ROF Group.
“All required materials are available at the site, all necessary statutory permissions and approvals for execution of the work have been obtained… However… certain local villagers have been creating undue hindrances in the execution of the project. They have obstructed work… and threatened project personnel deployed at the site”
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“We homebuyers asked where the 3 acres is. The builder said it went into (building) the road outside our society”
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Anonymous ROF Alante homeowner
A homeowner living at the ROF Alante housing society in Gurgaon.
“How were the OCs and licences issued when the road to the entrance is incomplete?”
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