Mohali, April 8 -- The district's deputy mayor conducted an inspection of the Phase-5 vegetable market here on Tuesday, the situation as stated poses a serious threat to public health.

"The condition of the weekly vegetable market has deteriorated badly, where people are forced to shop amid filth and foul smell instead of buying fresh vegetables," said Kuljit Singh Bedi after the inspection.

He stated that large heaps of garbage have accumulated right next to the market, where dry and wet waste has piled up into massive mounds. The foul smell rising from these heaps is not only troubling customers but also forcing vegetable vendors to work for long hours in unhygienic conditions.

Bedi said that local vendors are compelled to collect mo...