India, Sept. 11 -- Unattended solid municipal waste and construction debris dumped along the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) in Sector 65 has been causing a strong foul odour and severe traffic snarls in the area, commuters said on Thursday.

The arterial road connects Golf Course Extension Road to the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway and serves thousands of office-goers and residents daily. However, commuters said the spot is increasingly becoming an informal dumping ground.

During an HT spot check on Wednesday, mounds of untreated garbage, concrete rubble, and broken bricks spilled onto the roadside and encroached upon adjacent vacant plots near the commercial hub, M3M 65th Avenue. Additionally, two or three waste-loaded trucks were parked alo...