India, July 28 -- In a bid to address Gurugram's escalating waste management crisis, the Haryana Urban Local Bodies (ULB) Department on Sunday launched an intensive sanitation drive, setting a three-day deadline for sweeping reforms, including enhanced garbage collection, removal of waste trolleys from arterial roads, and a crackdown on outstation dumping.

The drive, announced after a high-level review meeting chaired by ULB commissioner and secretary Vikas Gupta, aims to restore cleanliness in the city amid mounting public criticism.

Garbage collection to be overhauled

Gupta instructed all Haryana Civil Service (HCS) officers to immediately deploy 10 additional door-to-door garbage collection vehicles each and ensure that all vehicles...