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GURGAON IN GLOOM

You don't have to look far to know why this city is being pushed into the dark ages. Govt didn't bother to plan for infrastructure even as more and more private colonies were allowed to come up and industry grew. Now they say it will take time. So, make your own arrangements and pay the penalty Dipak Kumar Dash | TNN Gurgaon, the fading dream of a Millennium City, is battling a power crisis that has seen power cuts up to 12 hours in winter. And now with summer on us, there is a mad scramble for inverters and generators, an expensive proposition besides being unfriendly to the environment. Sixty-two-year-old Vijay Malhotra, a resident of DLF Phase-IV, says living in Gurgaon is a big drain on resources.