India, Oct. 25 -- Residents of Sector 23A have slammed the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) over unattended heaps of garbage in vacant plots, which remain uncleaned post-Diwali. Locals say the growing piles emit a foul stench, highlighting the civic body's alleged negligence in maintaining hygiene in the area.

Residents said the area was not cleaned 4-5 days before Diwali, despite MCG's promise to clear the garbage before the festival.

Bhawani Shankar Tripathi, RWA general secretary, said, "The vacant plots have turned into huge dustbins. Since the garbage was not cleaned, residents started dumping more."

He also said that residents from unauthorised colonies and villages in ward 4 also dump garbage near the roadside and vacant ...