Faridabad Water Crisis Reaches Rights Body as Global City Project Moves Forward
Faridabad finds itself at a stark intersection of ambition and neglect: a state government pushing a Rs 1,000-crore Global City vision while 500 families in Sector 49 have gone without piped drinking water for more than two decades. The Haryana Human Rights Commission has stepped in with an emergency directive, and separately, two purpose-built nursing colleges lie completely idle more than a year after their inauguration.
🗳️ Rights Commission Orders Free Tankers After 20 Years Without Piped Water
Nearly 500 families living in Faridabad's Achievers Society at Kalindi Hill in Sector 49 have been without a public drinking water supply for more than twenty years, and the Haryana Human Rights Commission has now stepped in with an urgent directive to address the failure. The HHRC, chaired by Justice Lalit Batra, took serious note of a formal complaint documenting the prolonged deprivation and directed that free and uninterrupted water supply be provided through government tankers to society residents as an interim measure while the underlying problem is investigated. The commission has also sought detailed reports from the relevant authorities. The Achievers Society was developed under the state's TP-3 scheme around 2004-05. For the initial years, residents relied on borewells drilled within the society boundaries, supplemented by private water tankers. Over time the borewells ran dry, forcing residents to permanently purchase water from private suppliers to meet daily domestic needs. At the commission hearing, Justice Batra stated plainly that access to safe drinking water is not merely a civic amenity but is essential to human survival, health, sanitation, and human dignity. This is not a case of irregular or reduced supply — the society has had no public water infrastructure whatsoever for two full decades. [1]
🏢 Haryana Pushes Ahead with Rs 1,000 Crore Faridabad Global City Plan
Haryana is moving forward with ambitious plans to develop a 1,000-acre Global City in Faridabad, with an estimated investment of around Rs 1,000 crore. The state government's immediate focus is on providing basic infrastructure to the designated site: roads, electricity, and water supply. The proposed development is conceived as a modern mixed-use urban centre combining residential, commercial, and social infrastructure under a single master plan. Proposed facilities include educational and healthcare institutions, shopping malls, theatres, luxury hotels, community centres, and marriage halls. The plan also envisions a dedicated water treatment plant, a green lake within the development, and connectivity to the Namo Bharat rapid rail network to integrate the new zone with the wider Delhi-NCR region. Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has directed officials to prepare a three-month action plan for rolling out essential infrastructure to the site, and a separate plan for a proposed iconic tower has also been requested. The announcement comes even as Haryana's existing Global City project in Gurugram continues to face delays and has yet to attract investors for its allocated plots. The Faridabad project is intended to create a fresh commercial and residential growth centre for a city that has long played second to Gurugram in Haryana's urban development story. [6]
🎓 Twin Nursing Colleges Built for Rs 93 Crore Lie Defunct After Inauguration
Two nursing colleges constructed with nearly Rs 93 crore of public funds are sitting completely unused in Faridabad, Haryana, more than a year after they were formally inaugurated. The colleges, located in Dayalpur and Arua villages on the outskirts of the city, were launched by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini amid considerable ceremony. Despite the substantial investment and the official inauguration, both institutions have failed to begin any meaningful operations. An investigation found the colleges gathering dust with no students enrolled, no faculty in place, and no administrative activity visible on the ground — presenting a case of government expenditure that has produced impressive buildings but no educational outcomes. Haryana faces a persistent and documented shortage of trained nursing professionals, making the dysfunctional state of two purpose-built colleges particularly troubling for the public health system. Critics point to a familiar pattern of high-profile inaugurations followed by prolonged administrative inaction, raising serious questions about accountability for large public expenditures on social infrastructure. With healthcare worker shortages straining hospitals and clinics across the state, every additional month these well-equipped colleges remain idle represents a compounding waste of public investment and a missed opportunity to address a genuine and urgent need. [8]
Sources: [1] The Tribune · [6] grihik.com · [8] ETV Bharat