India, Aug. 6 -- Residents of Sector 79 and its adjoining neighbourhoods are struggling with deteriorating civic infrastructure, which they say has worsened in recent weeks due to heavy rainfall. Waterlogged roads, deep potholes, stray cattle, and toxic dust from nearby ready-mix concrete (RMC) plants have created 'inhumane living conditions', said locals.

The impact is most visible along the Rampura-Naurangpur Road and across sectors 77, 78, and 79, where roads have disintegrated into slush-filled craters where commuters are forced to navigate through knee-deep water, risking vehicle damage and accidents.

To be sure, the sanitation upkeep in sectors 77, 78, and 79 is maintained by the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) and the juri...