Mohali, Aug. 18 -- The municipal corporation's waste management plans hit a roadblock on Sunday, as residents of Sectors 74 and 91 stopped JCB machines engaged in construction work at the proposed waste processing plant near the Sector 90-Chappar Chiri road.

The machines had reached the site to start construction of the plant on the 13 acres possessed by the civic body.

However, residents blocked the work. Shouting slogans, the protesters declared they would not allow a "mountain of garbage" to rise in their neighbourhood, citing foul odour, mosquito breeding and health hazards that would make life miserable for residents, especially children and the elderly.

Some residents said they had met MLA Kulwant Singh on Saturday regarding the ...