India, Sept. 11 -- Overflowing garbage mounds have become a daily sight in Manesar, exposing gaps in waste management despite repeated promises and the creation of the Municipal Corporation of Manesar (MCM) in 2021.

With more than 80 housing societies generating nearly 40 tonnes of waste every day and about half of it being wet waste that decomposes and stinks, the scale of the crisis is massive, residents said. They alleged that even after hiring multiple agencies for collection and processing, authorities have failed to tackle the root cause.

"The government and agencies focus on contractors, not on producers of waste," said Praveen Malik, president of the Rising Homes RWA in Sector 92. "Societies like ours have proven that the soluti...