India, April 7 -- The Residents' Welfare Association (RWA) of Sector 21 in Gurugram has written to Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, flagging rampant dumping on a 35-acre land parcel and seeking its immediate earmarking for decentralised waste management and civic infrastructure.

According to the RWA, a 28-acre portion of the land falls under the jurisdiction of the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran and has, in the absence of planned use, turned into a dumping ground for solid waste, construction debris and mixed refuse, along with encroachments and environmentally hazardous activities. Of the total land parcel, 7 acres have not been acquired yet, with the matter currently pending before the Supreme Court.

Residents said the land...