Panchkula, Feb. 13 -- Despite Panchkula municipal corporation's (MC's) tall claims regarding its ongoing sanitation drive, garbage continues to be dumped illegally along roadsides, in vacant plots, and on open grounds across the city. This comes even as the MC commissioner and other senior officials regularly visit sectors to raise awareness and review the functioning of the sanitation department.

With the Swachh Survekshan survey likely to take place in mid-March or April, civic shortcomings have once again come under scrutiny. Last year, the MC received a poor ranking in the national cleanliness survey.

Piles of garbage can be seen lying just a few metres away from a private school in Sector 14. Similar scenes are common in many areas...