Gurgaon News

The villagers of Taj Nagar had collected money two months ago to fulfil their dream of having a railway station in their area. This inspired the residents of Wazirpur and nearby villages, who are now collecting money to repair a 9- km road that has been in a sorry state for the past few years. The Wazirpur- Farukh Nagar stretch is the main link between industrial hub Manesar and Gurgaon.

" We have written to the public works department ( PWD) repeatedly, but they only made false promises. A year ago they said the road would be repaired in three months, but no construction work has been carried out. After five years of pursuing the authorities, we have decided to take the matter in our own hands," said Maan Singh, a resident of Wazirpur village.

The bumpy 9- km stretch is used on a daily basis by thousands of commuters.

Singh and a few more residents of nearby villages have put up a tent on the roadside and started collecting funds from the commuters.

" Someone has to take the initiative.

Source: Mail Today By By Faizan Haider Pro- active road repair plan

एसोसिएशन के प्रवक्ता सुरेश गुप्ता ने कहा कि गेस्ट हाउस में रहने वाले युवा कानफोड़ू संगीत देर रात तक चलाते हैं। ऐसे में स्थानीय लोगों का जीना मुहाल हो जाता है। उन्होंने कहा कि सेक्टर 39 व इसके आसपास की कालोनियों में गेस्ट हाउस से स्थानीय निवासियों का जीना दूभर हो गया।

उन्होंने कहा कि त्रिमुर्ति, सेक्टर 39 व इसके आस पास बनी कालोनियों में गेस्ट हाउस के बोर्ड टंगे हैं, लेकिन प्रशासन चुप्पी साधे हैं। उन्होंने कहा कि ये गेस्ट हाउस सुरक्षा की दृष्टि से भी खतरनाक है। इन गेस्ट हाउसों में किस तरह का आदमी रह रहा है उसका पता गेस्ट हाउस मालिकों के पास भी नहीं है। ऐसे में असमाजिक तत्व इन गेस्ट हाउसों में बेरोकटोक आसानी से शरण पा लेते हैं। इससे पहले शहर में कोई बड़ा हादसा हो और लोग गेस्ट हाउस से तंग आकर सड़कों पर उतर आए, प्रशासन अवैध रूप से चल रहे गेस्ट हाउसों को बंद कराए।

In July 2006, D'Souza came to know that his home falls under the alignment of the 150- metre-wide, 17-km long Northern Peripheral Road (NPR) to connect Dwarka and NH-8, as proposed in the Draft Master Plan 2021 of Gurgaon.

D'Souza's home could be demolished to make way for this `ambitious' project. Since then, D'Souza hasn't slept well. And he isn't alone.

D'Souza is one among thou- sands of other retired defence and government employees and Kashmiri migrants who bought here plots in the early 90s.

"In July 2006, we got to know of the Haryana Government's plan to construct the NPR. We staged demonstrations and sub- mitted representations to the CM and Central government ministers. Nothing happened," said Kiran Kandpal, general sec- retary New Palam Vihar RWA.

"Finally, the court came to our rescue and issued a stay order against dispossession. But Haryana government officials keep harassing us," he added.

On January 28, the Punjab & Haryana High Court admitted the writ petition of affected res- idents. Despite court orders, state government officials began demarcation work and sent earthmovers to start work on the NPR, Kandpal said.

"We staged a six-day sit-in to protest and got the work stopped when the earthmovers turned up all of a sudden. We are being mentally harassed and tortured," he added.

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Source: Hindustan Times By Sanjeev K Ahuja Road threatens 100 houses in Gurgaon

The FIR against Jaipal Singh, Dinesh and Umesh Aggarwal of Mansarovar Properties was registered in Sadar Police Station on the complaint of District Town Planner (Enforcement).

The matter of a colony being developed illegally by some persons in a land under stay was brought to the notice of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda by the villagers today when he was on tour
to Gurgaon following which he directed Deputy Commissioner Rajender Kataria to get the land vacated and ensure compliance of the High Court orders.

The land measuring about 5.5 acres was acquired by the state government in 1990 for developing Transport Nagar. At that time the land owners filed a Civil Writ Petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court which was admitted and the court passed a dispossession order granting stay on the land.

Since 1990, the prime land situated on NH-8 was lying vacant. However, since last few years some people started developing an unauthorised colony on it and started selling plots. The site plan was supplied to various property dealers in the city.

When they bought houses in the upscale Ambience Lagoon apartments in Gurgaon, all they had hoped for was a peaceful retired life. However, together with a group of colleagues and other residents, they find themselves caught in a battle of a different nature. They are now up against the builder who they claim has been harassing them.

The retired Army officers allege the apartment's builder, Raj Singh Gehlot, threatened and abused them in front of a police officer and they were allegedly not allowed to file an FIR against the builder.

Though they managed to meet Gurgaon Police Commissioner once, after getting an appointment with him through Kiran Bedi, and the Deputy Commissioner of Police twice, the residents could not register an FIR.

"I cannot explain this feeling of helplessness. After so many years of serving the country, I find it hard to register an FIR, which is my right. The police are speaking in the same tone as the builder," Shankar said.

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Source: Indian Express By Zahid Rafiq Retired Army officers fight builder to protect home turf

According to the Building and Other Construction Workers Act, a construction company that employs over 50 women as labourers has to provide a clean room and other basic facilities for their children up to the age of six.

"Most construction workers are couples who bring their small children along. These children have to endure the dust and unhygienic conditions at the sites every day. We have decided to set up creche where they will get free food, education and medical check-ups," M R Anand, a senior official with the Labour Welfare Board, Gurgaon, said.

Anand added they have identified land for setting up the creche, which would begin operations in three weeks.

According to the plan, more than 10 creches will be set up in the Gurgaon area. Construction workers can drop off their children at the creche in the morning and pick them up in the evening. Only children up to the age of seven will be taken in.

"Many of these children develop health problems. They are also deprived of an education," Anand said.

Source: The Indian Express Board to set up creches for children of construction workers

A school dropout from Sarai Alalwardi village near New Palam Vihar in Gurgaon, Haryana, he had been wandering no regular income till he joined Gurgaon's local FM radio station.

Now, he works as a reporter with the radio station and is all set to get married on February 16.

"My parents are happy that I work with a radio station and do all sorts of jobs that a professional reporters do," said Beriwal.

Gurgaon ki Awaaz is that and much more for the people of Gurgaon who went unheard till now.

At 107.8 MHz, the low-cost round the clock FM radio station broadcasts folk songs, bhajans, group chats and other programmes recorded on field or at the studio by the local folks.

For people like Beriwal -women, school dropouts, college students and folk artists -it is an opportunity to earn fame and identity.

Sharmila Devi, an associate with St. Stephen's Hospital, was unheard of till last November.

The wife of a farmer and mother of three children, she now knows editing and recording and has walked from one village to another village to reach the underprivileged women and children.

She interviews village people, musicians and women and records cultural programmes for the radio.

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Source: Hindustan Times By Sanjeev K Ahuja Gurgaon Ki Awaaz: Hello,Gurgaon! City's Other Half Speaking ,Rural Population Gets Its Own FM Station

मंत्री ने कहा कि जहां से मेट्रो आई है उसी क्षेत्र में से सड़क का निर्माण करने का प्रस्ताव रखा गया है। इस जगह के बदलाव से गुड़गांव व महरौली का रास्ता भी एक किलोमीटर तक कम होगा व मकान व दुकान गिराए बिना सड़क को चौड़ा किया जा सकेगा। भूतल परिवहन मंत्रालय द्वारा जमीन की अदला-बदली का प्रस्ताव रक्षा मंत्रालय को भेज भी दिया गया है। उन्होंने कहा कि कुतुबमीनार से गुड़गांव को आने वाली सड़क को भी हरियाणा की सीमा तक आठ लेन किया जाएगा।

उन्होंने कहा कि प्रदेश की सड़क चौड़ा व सुदृढ़ करने के लिए केंद्र सरकार से 9550 करोड़ रुपये मांगे गए हैं। इनमें से 4130 करोड़ रुपये की परियोजनाएं स्वीकृत हो चुकी है। उन्होंने कहा कि गुड़गांव से राजस्थान बार्डर तक दिल्ली-जयपुर हाइवे को 6 लेन का बनाया जाएगा जिस पर लगभग 800 करोड़ रुपये खर्च होंगे। इस परियोजना पर काम शुरू हो चुका है। हीरो होंडा चौक पर एलिवेटिड हाइवे बनेगा और आज ही इस बारे में उनकी केंद्रीय भू-तल परिवहन मंत्री कमलनाथ के साथ बैठक हुई है। इस कार्य पर लगभग 140 करोड़ रुपये खर्च आने का अनुमान है। उन्होंने बताया कि राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग एक को मुरथल से दिल्ली सीमा तक 205 करोड़ रुपये की लागत से छह लेन, राजमार्ग दस को बहादुरगढ़ से रोहतक तक 500 करोड़ रुपये, जीरकपुर से कालका तक तीन सौ करोड़ रुपये की लागत से राजमार्ग को छह लेन, बदरपुर क्षेत्र से हरियाणा सीमा तक की सड़क को छह लेन का बनाने पर 340 करोड़ रुपये खर्च होंगे। फरीदाबाद वासियों को काफी राहत मिलेगी। इसी प्रकार गुड़गांव-फरीदाबा& #2342; रोड को बीओटी आधार पर बनाने का कार्य शुरू हो चुका है। उन्होंने बताया कि राजमार्ग एक को पानीपत से अंबाला तक छह लेन का बनाने पर 735 करोड़, राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग 71ए पर पानीपत से रोहतक को छह लेन का बनाने पर 600 करोड़, राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग नंबर 71 पर बावल से रोहतक तक की सड़क को छह लेन बनाने पर 641 करोड़ रुपये खर्च किए जाएंगे। उन्होंने कहा कि 5420 करोड़ रुपये की परियोजनाएं, जिन्हे केंद्र ने सैद्धांतिक रूप से स्वीकृत किया है। इनमें कुंडली-मानेसर-पल वल एक्सप्रेस-वे, पूर्वी बाहरी एक्सप्रेस-वे (इस्टर्न पैरीफेरल एक्सप्रेस-वे) भी बनाया जाएगा जिस पर 700 करोड़ रुपये खर्च होंगे। यह केंद्र की परियोजना है। 540 करोड़ रुपये से रोहतक से हिसार की सड़क को चार से छह लेन का बनाया जाएगा। इससे दिल्ली से रोहतक, हिसार, फतेहाबाद होते हुए डबवाली तक की सड़क छह लेन की हो जाएगी। उन्होंने बताया कि दिल्ली-पलवल-आगरा रोड को हरियाणा सीमा तक 890 करोड़ रुपये से छह लेन, जींद से रोहतक वाली सड़क को भी 4 लेन का बनाया जाएगा अंबाला से कैथल तक राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग 65 को 900 करोड़ से चार लेन, पंचकुला-साहा-यमु नानगर तक राजमार्ग 73 को 1200 करोड़ रुपये से चार लेन बनाने का प्रस्ताव है। उन्होंने बताया कि राजमार्ग एक पर पानीपत के रसोई व भालगढ़ मोड पर भी छह लेन के दो फ्लाईओवर बनेंगे, जिन पर क्रमश: 30 करोड़ व 60 करोड़ रुपये खर्च होगी।

After Noida, cell phone subscribers in Gurgaon, Faridabad and other National Capital Region (NCR) towns in Haryana could face inconvenience.

February 9 is Haryana government's deadline to comply with the new communication tower bylaws.

Many towers could be sealed or face demolition as these bylaws require shifting of towers from residential areas to commercial or public lands as one of the conditions.

Most of the 500 cell phone towers in Gurgaon are erected in residential areas and area under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG).

Enacted for the first time for the entire state, the bylaws entitle the municipal body to decide on the site of the tower and also charge rent.

According to it, the maximum height of these towers can't exceed 30 metres and that, too, subject to the approval of defence, civil aviation and Doordarshan authorities.

The Haryana bylaws were notified on December 10, 2009, by the financial commissioner and principal secretary of the urban local body, S.C.
Choudhary.

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Source: Hindustan Times By Sanjeev K. Ahuja Illegal Towers:  Gurgaon, Faridabad May `Lose' Connection

Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has often been at the receiving end for the concrete jungle that the Millennium City resembles. But now, acknowledging the importance of green areas, the civic body has come up with a plan to build a 160-acre biodiversity park in DLF Phase-III that will not only change the view of the area but also reinforce the ecology of Gurgaon.

``The project, which will cost around Rs 60 crore, will re-establish the local Aravali ecology and create a multifacet community resource. We will promote the development of green spaces that utilize native plants and will attempt to create a balance between development and ecological conservation though this park,'' said a senior Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon official.

The officials said development in Gurgaon has often come up at the cost of ecology and with the help of this project they hope to stem the loss of plant and animal species. MCG officials said the park would have amphitheatre, joggers path, children's park, botanical nursery, meditation grove and culture markers among other features.

Work on the fence the prop osed park has already been started.MCG believes because the park site is at the entrance to Gurg a o n , with an u n d eve l oped eastern edge, it enjoys a highly advantageous location. ``Its visibility and local linkages provide an ideal opportunity to develop it as an ecological and recreational amenity for the city's residents,'' said an official of the civic body. Physiographically, the site corresponds to the kohi habitat, an ecotone of Delhi that is characterized by rocky outcrops and thorny open-canopied vegetation.

Source: Times Of India By Sumi Sukanya A GREEN ISLAND IN CONCRETE GURGAON SOON

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation ( DMRC) officials are in a dilemma over Hooda's eagerness to undertake the journey.

According to sources, Union urban development minister S. Jaipal Reddy, Hooda and officials of the Haryana government are likely to board the train for the trial run on the 11- kilometre- long stretch.

A Gurgaon official confirmed that the plan had been finalised.

Metro officials didn't want the trial run to be a mega event but Hooda was reportedly keen to showcase it as a major achievement of the Congress government in Haryana.

The Metro's maiden run to Uttar Pradesh was a grand affair with snacks being served to Mayawati on the train.

A DMRC official said, " We don't have much say in events in neighbouring states."

शुरू होगी बस सेवा : राष्ट्रमंडल खेलों से पहले गुड़गांव में नागरिकों की सुविधा के लिए पब्लिक-प्राईवेट पार्टनरशिप आधार पर सिटी बस सेवा शुरू होगी। सिटी बस सेवा के तहत 450 बसे चलाई जायेंगी और इनमें से 60 प्रतिशत बसें वातानुकूलित लो-फ्लोर होंगी जिन पर जीपीएस सिस्टम लगा होगा। यह सिटी बस सेवा अगस्त माह के अंत तक शुरू होगी। इन बसों के लिए 227 बस स्टाप बनाये जायेंगे और प्रत्येक बस स्टाप पर भी विदेशों की तरह जीपीएस सिस्टम लगा होगा जहां पर यह स्ट्रिप चलती रहेगी कि कौन से नंबर की बस किस समय पर आयेगी और कहां पर पहुंच चुकी है।

डीएलएफ मेट्रो : लोगों की सुविधा के लिए डीएलएफ कम्पनी द्वारा भी 6.1 किलोमीटर लंबी मेट्रो रेल परियोजना का निर्माण भी इसी वर्ष शुरू होगा। जिस पर लगभग 900 करोड़ रुपये की राशि खर्च की जायेगी। इस मेट्रो रेल के वर्ष 2012 तक पूरा होने की संभावना है। डीएलएफ द्वारा बनाई जा रही मेट्रो रेल के 6 स्टेशन होंगे और इसे सिकंदरपुर के समीप दिल्ली मेट्रो लाईन से भी जोड़ा जायेगा। ई टिकटिंग की सुविधा होगी। यह परियोजना आईएलएफएस डीएलएफ को 99 वर्ष के लिए दी गई है।

परियोजनाएं होगी पूरी : चंदूबुढेडा गांव में जल संशोधन संयंत्र का काम भी इसी वर्ष पूरा हो जाएगा। यह 275 एकड़ में बन रहा है। जिस पर करीब 138 करोड़ रुपये की राशि खर्च होगी। गुड़गांव जिला के सोहना में नहरी आधारित पेयजल आपूर्ति सुविधा मुहैया करवाने के लिए राज्य सरकार लगभग 73 करोड़ रूपए खर्च करेगी। गुड़गांव से लेकर सोहना तक 36 किलोमीटर लंबी पानी की लाईन बिछाने का कार्य भी इस वर्ष के अंत तक पूरा कर लिया जाएगा। 27 किलोमीटर लंबी तथा 9 किलोमीटर की लाईन सोहना क्षेत्र के रिहायशी इलाके में बिछाई जायेगी। राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षेत्र की सबसे बड़ी कैनाल भी गुड़गांव इस वर्ष पहुंच जाएगी। जिससे करीब पांच सौ क्यूसेक पानी साइबर सिटी को मिलेगा।

चिकित्सा सुविधा : पटौदी में 50 बिस्तरों का अस्पताल का निर्माण भी इसी वर्ष पूरा हो जाएगा। इस पर करीब 4.12 करोड़ रुपये की लागत आएगी। इस अस्पताल में आप्रेशन सहित सभी आधुनिक सुविधाएं होंगी। अस्पताल में लोगों की सुविधा के लिए आयुष पद्घति से इलाज की सुविधा भी होगी।

The Haryana government has finally formulated and notified a scheme for mining construction material in Faridabad by laying the guidelines.

Mining lease would be given to private players for seven to 10 years.

The scheme also has a provision for the formation of an empowered committee headed by Chief Secretary to the Government of Haryana to monitor the compliance of the guidelines.

The notification issued on January 14 also makes it abundantly clear that the scheme may also be extended to Gurgaon (including Mewat) in due course of time, as and when the Supreme Court permits mining.

Source: Hindustan Times Haryana Okays Partial Mining In Aravali

शहर की 74 अवैध कालोनियों में से निगम करीब 37 कालोनियों का रिकार्ड, सर्वे रिपोर्ट सहित अन्य जानकारी चंडीगढ़ भेज चुका था। इनमें कुछ खामियों के चलते सरकार ने इनकी री-चेकिंग का निर्णय किया है। इसके कारण चंडीगढ़ पहुंचा सारा रिकार्ड एक बार फिर निगम को भेज दिया गया है। डिवीजनल कमिश्नर निगम द्वारा कराए गए सर्वे, संबंधित कालोनियों का रिकार्ड, नक्शे पर की गई मार्किंग सहित अन्य रिकार्ड खंगाल कर रहे हैं। किसी कालोनी में कोई परियोजना के लिए जमीन तो चिन्हित नहीं गई है, इस पर भी विशेष ध्यान दिया जा रहा है।

मालूम हो कि सरकार के निर्देश के बाद नगर निगम ने जो सर्वे रिपोर्ट चंडीगढ़ भेजी थी उसके तहत गुड़गांव की 74 कालोनियों को वैधता के दायरे में लाना था। इसके चलते इन कालोनियों में रहने वाले लोग प्रसन्न थे कि उन्हें भी अब अवैध के दंश से राहत मिल जाएगी, लेकिन उन्हें इसके लिए अभी और इंतजार करना होगा। निगम के चीफ इंजीनियर वीके गुप्ता व सहायक अभियंता बिल्डिंग कृष्ण कुमार यादव का कहना है कि सरकार के आदेश के बाद डिवीजनल कमिश्नर अवैध कालोनियों के सारे रिकार्ड की री-चेकिंग कर रहे हैं। इसके चलते अब उनके साथ एक-एक कालोनी जाने के साथ ही उनसे संबंधित रिकार्ड भी उन्हें दिखाया जा रहा है। इस नई प्रक्रिया से करीब छह कालोनियों के रिकार्ड को कमिश्नर ने हरी झंडी दिखा दी है।

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"The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will provide parking facilities at all the five Metro stations in Gurgaon," a senior DMRC official said.

Of the five, the largest parking space of 6,500 square metres will be at the HUDA City Centre station.

Parking lots will also be available at IFFCO Chowk, M.G. Road, Sikanderpur and Guru Dronacharya Metro stations of the Delhi Metro's under-construction Central Secretariat-Gurgaon corridor.

"At present, 59 of the 83 operational Metro stations have parking lots for the convenience of commuters. The total parking lots in the Delhi Metro will go up to 64 after the Gurgaon section is opened for the public," the official added.

An official also told IANS that while the Gurgaon section of the corridor will be opened to public by March, the remaining section of the corridor will be operational by May.

Trial runs on the seven-km-long elevated Gurgaon section will begin Jan 29.

With the new parking spaces in Gurgaon stations, the total parking space provided by the DMRC will be nearly 170,000 square metres in which approximately 15,000 four-wheelers and 20,000 two-wheelers can be accommodated.

The 12.53-km Central Secretariat-Qutub Minar section of the stretch is underground while the 14.47-km Qutub Minar-Gurgaon section is an elevated section. This metro line connects north and central Delhi to south Delhi and Gurgaon in Haryana.

The officials are withholding the website address for now; it will be announced once the site is "flawlessly" ready, they say.

The site will be bilingual Hindi and English where residents can check the ongoing work on house tax payment and updating birth, death and marriage certificates, among others.

For those who do not know where the MCG office is located in the city, the site will give a real-time Google India image to guide the user to the office at Civil Lines from his/her current location.

The MCG has asked a private company (name withheld) to construct the official website. "The Corporation does not have a logo yet. The homepage of the website will have an option where citizens can choose or update logos, after which we will decide on one. They can also interact through blogs, which will be screened and published online. Also, when a citizen writes about a problem on the site and clicks the `Submit' button, he will get to know about the time taken to complete the work and the official who will be in charge of it," said MCG Commissioner Rajesh Khullar.

Source: The Indian Express Gurgaon residents to log in, connect with civic body

Authorities are planning to construct a walking track at the stadium, located in the heart of the city. However, taking a stroll down the park wouldn't come for free.

Residents would have to shell out a one- time registration fee to walk the track.

" The registration fee will be nominal.

It will help the authorities raise money for maintaining the park," Gurgaon deputy commissioner Rajendra Kataria said.

The Gurgaon authorities have hired a consultancy firm to prepare a blueprint of the project which includes beautification of the stadium, landscaping and building the walking track. The total cost of the project will be Rs 10 lakh.

" A private company is carrying out the survey on landscaping and the walking track. We have so far levelled the field," said Kulwinder Singh, the district sports officer.

Source: Mail Today Gurgaon Residents To Walk The Track For A Fee

An official spokesman said here recently that the notified slums were Feroz Gandhi Colony No. 1, Manohar Nagar, Baldev Nagar, Amar Colony, Prem Nagar, Rajiv Nagar, Idgah Basti, Veer Nagar, New Jyoti Park, Gandhi Nagar and Hira Nagar.

Similarly, New Subhash Nagar, Mahavir Pura, Bhimgarh Kheri, Laxman Vihar, Vishnu Garden, Om Nagar, Shanti Nagar, Nai Basti, Madanpuri Gali No. 11, Rajendra Park, Bhim Nagar and a part of Krishna Colony had been notified.

They feel forcing their bars and pubs to shut by 12.30 am will adversely affect their clientele and business.

S M Shervani, general secretary of Restaurant Association and owner of Rodeo at MGF Metropolitan Mall, said: "It is that time of the year when everyone comes out to party. It might be possible that owners might `manage' their way even till 4 am. Hence the police should talk about something more practical and workable and give permission to operate at least till 2 am on new year. People have already started calling to find details about the price and timings and we fear when we tell them that we will not `entertain' guests after 12.30 am, they will automatically chose a 24-hour club, affecting our business on the whole by at least 20-25 per cent if not more."

Rohit Tomar of Mozo at DLF City Centre Mall added, "We had a meeting with the local police a couple of days ago where we were asked to close by midnight. We are yet to receive a formal notice from the Excise Department, which has the authority to issue challans to defaulters. If the deadline is enforced it will affect our sales by 50 per cent. We will seek permission to operate till at least 2 am on New Year's eve as guest start arriving only by 10 pm and it is unfair to ask them to leave in an hour or two."

There are, however, a few who are confident that they would manage their way around. An official from 32 Milestone said, "Police have to do their work, we cannot stop them, but their surely is a way out of such `rules'."

The Gurgaon police, meanwhile, are sure about enforcing stringent actions against those found creating nuisance and disturbing others.

S S Deswal, Gurgaon police commissioner, said, "We can only ask the owners to abide by our suggestions, even if they may not sound practical. It is not possible to stop people from drinking since the Excise Department rules do not fall under our jurisdiction. We come in to the picture only when there is a law-and-order situation."