India, March 5 -- In Bhandarwada, Sion East, a 200-metre stretch remains excavated for the last four months, impacting more than seven buildings. Residents say the garbage truck cannot make its way in, forcing them to dump their trash at one extreme end until it is picked up. The foul odour is unbearable. Adding to the resident's woes, streetlights were removed when the road was first dug up and never restored, leaving the area in darkness every evening. "Work began four months ago and is far from complete," said Karuna Mhatre, 60, a resident. Residents are also upset at the racket made by RMC trucks at night, sometimes until 2am. Local corporator Rajeshree Shirwadkar said residents had asked civic engineers to undertake concreting during the day. "That is why work has stopped. We are following up with the engineers," she said. A senior BMC official from F/North ward confirmed that work would resume soon. "We are in talks with citizens and the corporator," he said....