Pond rejuvenation in Gurgaon (Gurugram)

Gurugram's ponds in numbers

• The 1st Census of Water Bodies counted 535 water bodies in Gurugram district, 521 of them ponds. 272 were not in use and 15 were encroached. See them on a map on the ponds page for Gurugram.
• The Haryana Water Resources Atlas 2025 maps 953 ponds covering 1,451 acres from satellite data.
• The Central Ground Water Board puts Gurugram's groundwater use at 195% of what can safely be taken out each year (2025), which it rates over-exploited. The groundwater page for Gurugram and the water table page show how far the water has fallen.
• Our post on Gurugram's disappearing ponds shows what the records reveal about ponds lost to building, silt and sewage.

How we rejuvenate a pond in Gurugram

1. 01

   Records and survey

   We take the pond's boundary from revenue records and the Pond Authority's pond list, then GPS-survey the bed levels, silt depth, inlets, outlets, encroachments and every drain that enters it.

2. 02

   DPR and BOQ

   Storage before and after, catchment and inflow, drawings, an item-wise cost and a schedule that the gram panchayat, MCG, GMDA or a CSR committee can approve. Work out the volumes yourself first with the pond volume calculator.

3. 03

   Keep sewage out

   In Gurugram's urban villages the biggest problem is often a village drain running into the pond. We divert it into a separate channel or treat it first in a small constructed wetland before anything else is built.

4. 04

   Desilt and deepen

   Excavators remove the silt that seals the bed. Clean silt goes to farmers' fields in the rural blocks; silt from ponds fed by drains is tested and disposed of separately.

5. 05

   Inlets, banks and recharge

   Silt traps and screens on every inlet, earthen or stone-pitched banks, ghats and steps, and recharge shafts in the bed where the soil is tight, so water reaches Gurugram's deep water table instead of only evaporating.

6. 06

   Plant, fence and hand over

   Plantation, fencing, a walkway and signboards, then handover with as-built drawings and a yearly upkeep plan for whoever looks after the pond.

What pond rejuvenation costs in Gurugram

Earthwork is the biggest cost. One acre dug 1 m deeper moves about 4,050 m³ of silt. Inside the city, where there are no fields nearby to take the silt, carting it further adds to the price; in the rural blocks farmers usually take it free.

The same ranges as our pond rejuvenation page, for budgeting. Silt depth, carting distance, sewage diversion and the length of stone pitching move the price most; the survey fixes it.

Who pays for pond work in Gurugram

• Gram panchayats in the rural blocks, through MGNREGA for earthwork by village labour and Mission Amrit Sarovar.
• The Haryana Pond and Waste Water Management Authority, which runs the state's pond revival and treated wastewater programs.
• The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram and GMDA for ponds inside the city and its sectors.
• CSR: Gurugram has more corporate offices than almost any city in India, and pond revival is a Schedule VII activity. See CSR water conservation projects.
• Housing societies, campuses and factories reviving a pond on or near their land, often as part of their groundwater recharge conditions.

Where we work

All of Gurugram district: the city and its sectors, Manesar, Sohna, Pataudi, Farrukhnagar and the villages around them. We work on ponds in the neighbouring districts too: see pond rejuvenation in Nuh, Rewari, Jhajjar, Faridabad and Delhi.

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