Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Gurgaon Water Crisis Leaves DLF Phases 1 and 2 Dry
People in parts of Gurgaon are not getting enough water from their taps.
The problem began on Wednesday with water arriving irregularly and at low pressure.
After four days, some homes were receiving only a weak trickle.
Families are saving and carefully using each bucket of water.
Some residents are waiting for tankers to bring more water.
Others are buying packaged drinking water for daily needs.
Officials said the Basai Water Treatment Plant had an electrical safety shutdown, called tripping.
They also found a large leak in a main water pipeline.
Residents in parts of Gurgaon have faced irregular and low-pressure water supply for four days.
DLF Phases 1 and 2 are experiencing weak water flow, prompting families to ration supplies.
Some households are waiting for water tankers or buying packaged drinking water.
The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority said the Basai Water Treatment Plant experienced tripping.
Officials also detected a major leak in a 1,300-mm master supply pipeline on Wednesday.
- Who
- Residents of Gurgaon, particularly in DLF Phases 1 and 2, and the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority.
- What
- A water-supply crisis has caused low pressure and weak flow, leading residents to ration water and call for tankers.
- When
- The disruption began on Wednesday and had continued for four days.
- Where
- Gurgaon, including DLF Phases 1 and 2.
- Why
- GMDA officials attributed the problem to tripping at the Basai Water Treatment Plant and a major leak in a 1,300-mm master supply pipeline.
- Affected areas
- Gurgaon’s DLF Phases 1 and 2
- Duration
- Four days
- Supply condition
- Irregular, low-pressure supply that deteriorated to a weak trickle
- Resident response
- Water rationing, tanker requests and packaged-water purchases
- Treatment plant
- Basai Water Treatment Plant
- Pipeline problem
- A major leak in a 1,300-mm master supply pipeline
- Reported authority
- Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority