India, Feb. 28 -- Residents of Sector 12, Pocket C, have raised concerns over an open vacant plot in the middle of the residential area turning into an illegal garbage dumping site.

They alleged that for the last four to five years, locals and passersby, have been dumping waste at the site. They added that the heap of garbage continues to grow daily, while civic authorities rarely conduct cleaning drives, resulting in unchecked accumulation of waste.

"Earlier, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) used to clean the area regularly. But in the past five to six months, workers have stopped coming. The plot is in the middle of the residential area and many residents have to pass through it to reach their homes," said Vishal Yadav, a r...