Mayfield RWA rents a transformer for Rs 60,000 a month / TOI 10Jul12

Mayfield RWA rents a transformer for Rs 60,000 a month
TNN | Jul 10, 2012, 03.00AM IST

GURGAON: Over 400 house owners of J block at Mayfield Gardens heaved a sigh of relief after the Resident Welfare Association (RWA) rented a transformer on Sunday late night.

For the past few days, the area has been facing severe power cuts and things became unbearable when the transformer stopped functioning due to technical glitches on Saturday night. Things became normal only when the RWA itself decided to hire a transformer the following day.

The incident has exposed the callousness of city agencies, HUDA and DHBVN, which failed to provide any help to the residents. "The license of this particular builder has been cancelled and the HUDA has been given administrative control to manage all the housing projects. But they could not do anything when we had to go without power. Ultimately, we had to pool money to rent a transformer," said RWA president, Pradhan Satpal Thakran. The RWA is paying Rs 60,000 a month for renting one transformer. They also hired a private firm to detect damaged cables and then repair them.

The colony has three transformers, and on Saturday night one of the main transformers was damaged. "The RWA has managed to rent one transformer. But now if another transformer malfunctions, we won't know what to do as we won't have enough money to hire another transformer," said Thakran.

In February, the Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) had cancelled the license of the builder as the promoters of the colony failed to maintain civic amenities like internal roads and community services. "Now, unfortunately there is no clarity as to who will pay for developing power infrastructure in the colonies. The DHBVN doesn't seem interested in the residents' plight," said Commander (rtd) Dharamveer Yadav, president, Sheetal RWA Mayfield Gardens. tnn

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