Diwali debris, uncollected waste reported across Gurugram sectors

Firecracker wrappers and burnt debris lay in lanes in Sector 46 on Monday, alongside garbage residents said had already gone uncollected. Savita Devi, a resident, said nearly every lane in the sector was littered after Diwali despite more frequent sanitation visits in recent weeks.

In Sector 21, Kundan Lal Sharma, general secretary of the residents’ welfare association, said regular cleaning covered about 30% of the sector. Residents had expected the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) to send additional sweeping teams after the festival, he said, but debris remained on internal roads and residential lanes.

In Sector 67, residents and commuters reported plastic bags, food packaging and firecracker waste along roadsides and green belts near offices and markets. Commuter Ankit Verma said a signboard asked people to use dustbins, but no dustbins had been provided. He said workers cleared the area once a week.

MCG plans to hire 1,800 sanitation workers through private contractors, with 50 assigned to each ward. Civic officials said the workforce had not yet been fully deployed and that some staff had travelled home for Diwali.