India, April 11 -- People operating businesses around the Gurugram Bus Stand and passengers regularly using the depot raised health concerns over repeated open burning of waste and alleged inaction by authorities despite complaints being regularly lodged since 2023.

Sumit Tayal, a daily commuter and citizen volunteer with the Citizens for Clean Air, said he has been posting photos and raising complaints on social media, and tagging agencies, including the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), HSPCB, and the municipal corporations of Gurugram and Faridabad. "For three years, I have been watching this fire ritual-waste being dumped and burned at both Ballabgarh and Gurugram bus stands. No one...