New Delhi, May 26 -- Every morning, like clockwork, over 3,000 soldiers of the Rajputana Rifles march out of their barracks and head for the parade ground. But to get there, they must first duck under a narrow, crumbling culvert, entirely covered in garbage, that straddles a foul-smelling drain. Four times a day-twice before breakfast and twice after dusk- this is the path they must cross, navigating muck and stench. Every year, as the rains swell the nullah, the crossing becomes a hazard. Flooded, slick with sludge, and nearly waist-deep in places, it forces soldiers to roll up their fatigues and wade through water. They do this till the water reaches a level when it is hazardous to even try crossing the culvert. A senior official from the...