Bhopal, Nov. 5 -- As sanitation workers are on strike for the past two days over their demands, heaps of garbage have accumulated across Bhopal, causing inconvenience to traders and customers, particularly in the city's prominent New Market area ahead of Diwali.

The lack of sanitation arrangements in one of Bhopal's busiest shopping destinations has left traders struggling to maintain cleanliness outside their shops. Customers visiting the market for festive shopping are also facing inconvenience, with garbage scattered across the premises and garbage collection vehicles remaining off the roads amid the ongoing strike.

A sanitation worker, who drives a garbage collection vehicle for the Bhopal Municipal Corporation, said the strike had ...