India, Nov. 19 -- Nearly three decades since its development, Sector 23A continues to deteriorate amid civic neglect, with residents struggling with poor sanitation, sewage blockages, missing drains, broken roads, non-functional streetlights and an unchecked surge of stray cattle on the roads.

"The biggest crisis in Sector 23A is sanitation," said Neeru Yadav, president of the Sector 23A East Zone resident welfare association (RWA). "Vacant plots have turned into dumping grounds, garbage lies scattered along the roads, and the Municipal Commissioner of Gurugram (MCG) sanitation staff are not regular. A sector that was once considered beautiful now reeks of waste."

"The situation has worsened to the point where the RWA is forced to hire ...