Garbage Crisis in Lucknow: Residents Demand Action as Sanitation Services Fail
Garbage continues to pile up across Lucknow colonies
Hindustan Times
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Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, is facing a sanitation crisis as garbage piles up in residential colonies due to a slowdown in waste collection services. Areas like Vibhuti Khand and Alambagh report uncollected waste, raising hygiene concerns among residents. The mayor has initiated inspections to address the issue.
- 01Garbage accumulation has turned several residential areas into dumping sites.
- 02Sanitation services have reportedly slowed down or stopped in many localities.
- 03Residents are forced to store waste inside their homes due to lack of collection.
- 04The situation raises concerns about Lucknow's readiness for the Swachh Survekshan.
- 05Mayor Sushma Kharkwal is conducting inspections to assess and improve sanitation services.
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Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, is grappling with a sanitation crisis as garbage continues to accumulate in various residential colonies. Areas such as Vibhuti Khand and Alambagh have reported significant delays in waste collection, with some residents stating that garbage collection vehicles have not visited for three to four days. This has forced households to store waste indoors, creating serious hygiene issues. In Gomti Nagar extension, residents have also noted a lack of road sweeping and sanitation workers, with one resident, Kartik Singh, mentioning that no one has come to clean the roads for over a week. The situation has raised alarms about the city's preparedness for the upcoming Swachh Survekshan, a cleanliness survey. Officials have attributed the disruption to a temporary manpower shortage. In response, Mayor Sushma Kharkwal conducted surprise inspections across multiple zones to evaluate the sanitation arrangements and gather feedback from residents. During her visit to Central Academy School in Indira Nagar, she found garbage stored within the premises and directed the zonal sanitary officer to ensure timely disposal.
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The accumulation of garbage poses serious health risks to residents and may affect the city's cleanliness ranking in national surveys.
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