India, Feb. 13 -- Newly elected corporator of ward number 155 Snehal Shivkar has assured residents of the Bhakti Park township in Wadala that she will conduct a joint inspection of the township's malfunctional sewage treatment plant (STP) with Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials soon.

"Residents have complained to me about the STP not functioning properly for more than five years. I am pursuing the matter and will conduct a joint site inspection with BMC officials soon," Shivkar told Hindustan Times.

The Bhakti Park township is home to nearly 4,500 people, spread across 22 buildings in four sectors.

Residents told HT there were two problems with the STP which caters to all the buildings - out of four pumps that suck in w...