India, Nov. 17 -- The Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has pulled up the Bhiwani municipal council over sanitation lapses and unchecked encroachments by dairies in residential areas, creating unhygienic zones.

Acting on a complaint, the HHRC expressed concern after residents reported cattle being tied on streets in Dwarakan Gali near Dinod Gate Police Chowki, citing the accumulation of filth, blockage of the sewerage system and obstruction to public movement.

According to an HHRC release on Monday, chairperson justice Lalit Batra said such conditions infringe on the residents' fundamental rights to health, dignity and a clean environment. He said despite complaints, the municipal council had failed to take preventive or corrective...