Ghaziabad, Sept. 21 -- Residents of Shakti Khand 1 and Niti Khand 1 in Indirapuram Township have endured severe sewage overflow for over a week, with the issue persisting intermittently for a month. The localities, housing an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 people, have reported sewage spilling onto streets, reaching heights of 2-3 feet and receding only at night. Resident Mohan Sangwan stated, "The problem has been persisting off and on for about a month now, and this week there was heavy sewage overflow." He added, "The extent of the problem is such that even the human excreta are spilling out of sewer lines to the streets. One can imagine the extent of suffering we are going through." Residents complained that their prior attempts to contact municipal officials were unanswered due to arrangements for the Chief Minister's visit, prompting a group to finally meet senior officials at the corporation headquarters on Saturday. The unhygienic conditions have raised serious health concerns. Kuleep Saxena, another resident, said, "Due to spillage of sewage and waste on streets, some residents have put up bricks, while others have used tables from local markets to make way." He warned the conditions pose a significant risk of dengue, malaria, and other diseases, especially with the festive season approaching. The township recently came under the Ghaziabad municipal corporation's control after being transferred from the Ghaziabad Development Authority via an MoU signed on September 6, 2024. Corporation officials acknowledged the problem and attributed it to corrective work. KP Anand, general manager (water works), explained, "On the directions of the National Green Tribunal, we took up some corrective measures... For this, we had to recalibrate our equipment. So, these rectification measures have led to excessive discharge of sewage." Anand confirmed that department officials have been directed to implement rectification measures at the earliest....