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Old kothi sump in Tughlakabad Village, DDA flat in Tughlakabad Extension, institutional building near the Fort — we clean tanks of every shape across the area. Starting ₹600. Same-day usually possible.
Tughlakabad is unusual because it’s really two areas in one. Tughlakabad Village — the older settlement near the Fort — is mostly plot houses and kothis built between the 60s and 80s, almost all with underground sumps plus rooftop tanks. Tughlakabad Extension is the planned DDA colony on the other side, much denser, mostly 4-storey buildings with individual flat tanks. The two patterns need completely different cleaning approaches, but the price stays the same.
What unites them: a lot of these tanks haven’t been opened in years. Tughlakabad Village kothis often have sumps that were sealed under driveways when the house was built and never touched since. DDA Extension tanks tend to get neglected too because the buildings don’t have active RWAs pushing for regular maintenance. We get a lot of first-time-in-many-years calls from this area.
If you live in a Tughlakabad Village kothi built before the 90s, there’s a high chance the underground sump beneath your driveway or front yard has never been properly cleaned. We get this call constantly — family decides to “just check” on the sump and finds 4-8 inches of sludge that’s been there since the house was built. Sometimes the lid hinge has rusted and we have to break it open.
The good news: the sump itself is almost always structurally fine. The cleaning takes 2.5-3 hours for first-time-in-many-years jobs (versus 90 minutes for a regularly-cleaned tank), and the price is ₹1500-2500 depending on size. Sometimes we recommend replacing the lid at the same time — ₹500-700 extra — because 30-year-old plastic lids are usually cracked even if they still look okay from above.
Tughlakabad Extension is mostly 4-storey DDA buildings, each with its own rooftop tank. Most are individual flat tanks (one per apartment) — clean booking, ₹600-750, 90 minutes. A few buildings have shared overhead tanks serving the whole block, which need RWA or building maintenance approval, but that’s rarer here than in newer DDA colonies. If you’re not sure which kind your building has, we can figure it out from your building name when you call.
Standard 1000-litre rooftop tank: about 90 minutes door-to-door. Underground sump in a Tughlakabad Village kothi: 2 to 3 hours depending on size and last-cleaning date. We bring everything — vacuums, jet pumps, food-grade chlorine disinfectant, scrubbing brushes, rinse water, gloves. You get before-and-after WhatsApp photos and a GST invoice.
"Our Tughlakabad kothi has an underground sump that hasn’t been opened in 15 years. Is it still cleanable?" Yes — first-clean-in-15-years jobs are routine for us here. Takes 2.5-3 hours, sump itself is almost always fine once cleared out. Sometimes we recommend lid replacement.
"We’re in a Tughlakabad Extension DDA block — do we need RWA permission?" Most older blocks have individual flat tanks (no permission needed). A few newer buildings have shared tanks (need RWA or maintenance approval). Send us your building name if unsure.
"Do you charge extra for the older Tughlakabad Village houses with tight access?" No — same price. Narrow lanes are routine here; crew parks on the nearest accessible road and walks in.
All pockets covered — Village, Extension, Institutional Area, and the border lanes. If your specific block isn’t named in the sub-areas above, just call — we almost certainly cover it.
Same crew, same prices, same-day where possible.
Book a slot — we can usually fit you in today or tomorrow.
