Hoshiarpur, Sept. 27 -- With the strike of the sanitation workers against privatisation entering its ninth day, several roads and streets remained strewn over with garbage on Friday. Due to the strike, the sanitation workers are neither collecting waste nor cleaning sewers. Roads across major areas, including Una Road, Aslamabad, and Model Town, remained littered with waste as workers stayed off duty. Stray cattle have overrun dumping sites, while waste overflowed onto the roads, making it difficult for pedestrians and vehicles to pass. With door-to-door garbage collection at a standstill, residents have resorted to dumping waste in vacant plots and neighbourhood corners, exacerbating the mess.

Sanitation staff are protesting the alleged...