India, Nov. 7 -- The Sector 122 Residents Welfare Association (RWA) has urged the Noida authority to clear dry waste from parks and green belts, warning that fireworks during Diwali could set it alight.

The RWA alleged that dry leaves, garbage and wild vegetation had accumulated in several areas because of irregular cleaning.

It has also asked the authority to trim trees and prune branches to allow more sunlight into the parks and improve street lighting, added officials.

Sector 122 has four blocks (A, B, C and D), around 1,000 plots, seven parks and green belts surrounding the residential area.

"It has been at least four to five months since the parks or green belts were last cleaned. There is so much dry waste accumulated that it is...