India, Nov. 26 -- Home to nearly 2,400 families, Ardee City is a prominent residential hub in Gurugram's Sector 52. The society has 75 lanes with five blocks including B, C, D, E and C1. Despite having spread across 204 acres, the neighbourhood continues to struggle from broken roads, missing pavements, unchecked garbage disposal, among others.

"We are no longer dependent on the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) for many of our day-to-day needs, such as sanitation and road cleaning. We've appointed our own sweeping teams after realising that relying solely on MCG would never free our society from these persistent issues," said Chaitali Mandhotra, a member of the Ardee City RWA.

"Several roads in D Block and parts of C Block remain...