India, Feb. 22 -- With the municipal elections in Gurugram slated for March 2, Seema Pahuja, a two-time councillor and the Congress nominee for the mayor's post in the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), is preparing to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Rajrani Malhotra. In conversation with Leena Dhankhar, Pahuja outlines her plans to tackle waste management, traffic congestion, and the Bandhwari landfill crisis in Gurugram.

Q: Gurugram has been struggling with sanitation issues and unhygienic public spaces. If elected, how will you address these concerns?

A: The sanitation situation in Gurugram is deteriorating, and unfortunately, the current administration has failed to implement an efficient waste management system. Ov...