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Barely a fortnight before Durga Puja festivities begin, Cuttack is grappling with a mounting garbage crisis that has left heaps of waste rotting across the city.
Sources reported that for the past three days, residents of Banki Brajabiharipur have blocked municipal vehicles from entering the local dumping yard, halting disposal operations and triggering foul stench in several neighbourhoods.
According to reports, waste collection vans of the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) have been stranded as the access to the Brajabiharipur dumping site remains sealed by protesting locals. Residents have demanded the closure of the garb...