Garbage Piles Up Across Gurugram Collection Points as Lifting Delays Continue
Massive piles of uncollected garbage have accumulated at secondary collection points across Gurugram, including Khandsa, Sector 70, and Bajghera, sparking unhygienic conditions and severe delays in municipal waste disposal.
According to Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) officials, 12 of the city’s 14 secondary collection points (SCPs) are currently operational. The facility at Prem Puri was closed months ago, while the site near Tulip Chowk in Sector 70 was also shut down following persistent complaints of foul stench from residents of nearby Florence Estate. Waste from Sector 70 is slated to be diverted to the Beri Wala Bagh facility.
In Khandsa, residents reported that waste from the local SCP has not been cleared regularly for months, leading to massive accumulations. The site has also become a fire hazard, having caught fire multiple times in recent months, including two separate blazes in June that each took more than 24 hours to douse.
Similar complaints have emerged from Sector 110 and Palam Vihar, where residents reported a severe mismatch between incoming waste and disposal at the Bajghera SCP. Residents noted that for every five trucks dumping garbage at the site, only one arrives to lift it. Rainwater accumulation has exacerbated the situation, creating hazardous conditions for both workers and nearby neighbourhoods. In Sector 21, waterlogging at the Carterpuri SCP halted door-to-door garbage collection for days until water was pumped out.
At Beri Wala Bagh, the city’s largest SCP situated along NH-48, residents highlighted that the site is barely 100 metres from residential complexes, with haphazardly parked tractors choking local traffic. At the closed Sector 70 site, garbage was seen spilling onto the main road with stray cattle feeding on the piles and no sanitation officers present.
The MCG had previously announced a revamp project for the collection points in April with a June 1 deadline to build boundary walls, pave internal roads, and install sanitation facilities, but the civic body missed the target date.
MCG Joint Commissioner (Zone 4) Sapna Yadav said the civic body is inspecting complaints regarding Sector 70 and Khandsa and will impose fines on contractors for violations. Meanwhile, MCG Joint Commissioner Preetpal Singh attributed the lifting delays to monsoon conditions, explaining that muddy ground at collection points made truck movement difficult.
