Hindustan Times (Chandigarh)

Haryana transfers four more Huda sectors to MCG

- Kartik Kumar

CHIEF MINISTER MANOHAR LAL KHATTAR, ALSO CHAIRMAN OF HUDA, HAS APPROVED THE TRANSFER

GURGAON: The Haryana government has released an official statement, announcing the transfer of four sectors belonging to the Haryana urban developmen­t authority (Huda) to the Municipal Corporatio­n of Gurugram (MCG).

The move to transfer sectors 42, 51, 52 and 57 comes just days after another four Huda sectors — 27, 28, 33 and 47 — had come within the ambit of the MCG on Friday.

The official spokesman for the state government said that chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who is also the chairman of Huda, had approved the transfer of these sectors to the MCG.

The Haryana government has decided that all the Huda sectors in the city, which are fully developed, would be transferre­d to the MCG for maintenanc­e.

Khattar had approved the plan to transfer Huda sectors to MCG in February. The transfer was to happen in tandem with the setting up of Gurugram Metropolit­an Developmen­t Authority (GMDA), which is take over the infrastruc­ture planning and developmen­t work from Huda.

According to MCG officials, by March, barring sectors 29 and 53, all other Huda sectors will be transferre­d to the civic body.

“The MCG has taken requisite measures for completing the transfer process of the four sectors and accordingl­y, officials and department­s have been apprised of the change. By March, all Huda sectors, barring two, will be transferre­d to the MCG,” V Umashankar, MCG commission­er, said.

Sector 42 is one of the many upscale residentia­l areas of the city and has high property value, as it is sandwiched between DLF phases 1 and 5. A part of the sector shares its border with New Delhi.

Sectors 51, 52 and 57 share borders with each other. Sector 51 is home to a multi-specialty hospital and it has led to a mushroomin­g of guest houses and temporary accommodat­ions over the last decade for housing patients.

The most prominent landmark in Sector 52 is Ardee City, a residentia­l society, the transfer of which to the MCG is under process.

Sector 57 is home to residentia­l areas of Sushant Lok Phase 3. These areas are also proposed to be transferre­d to the MCG. “We are waiting for the MCG to take up maintenanc­e of our area, as it has been neglected all these years.

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