LUCKNOW, Nov. 17 -- Despite intervention from mayor Sushma Kharakwal and municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar, open dumping of garbage continues unchecked across the state capital.

Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) recently convened an executive committee meeting where key proposals on improving sanitation and waste handling were passed. However, the on-ground condition on Sunday showed little improvement as large heaps of garbage were left unattended in several areas.

In Vibhuti Khand, where a private agency has started constructing a transfer station, waste continues to spill onto the main stretch, with mounds of garbage lying along the roadside.

A shopkeeper at Vibhuti Khand, Nitesh Patel said the waste remains uncollected for days...