Bilkul Sateek News
Gurugram (Paridhi Dhasmana), 14 July – Despite tall claims of urban cleanliness and efficient waste management, Gurugram’s Bada Bazar continues to stand as a grim contradiction. As of today, 14 July 2025, garbage remains piled high across the market — uncollected, unmanaged, and entirely ignored by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG).
The MCG’s familiar pattern of monthly visits — not for sanitation but solely for collecting garbage collection fees — appears to be intact. Unfortunately, their sense of actual civic duty remains as absent as their trucks.
Fresh visuals taken this morning show waste strewn across footpaths, spilling into vendor spaces, and creating a suffocating mix of foul odour and frustration. Locals now navigate heaps of trash with the precision of bomb squad personnel, careful not to step into decomposing leftovers or torn plastic.
It’s not a new development. The garbage here seems to have attained permanent residency status. Bada Bazar — one of the city’s busiest commercial stretches — has been battling filth for months, with no consistent sanitation mechanism in place. Complaints have been plenty; action, scarce.
More alarming is the silence from the authorities in the wake of a recent drainage failure, which saw several parts of the city waterlogged following a single spell of heavy rain. That incident exposed the fragility of Gurugram’s infrastructure. This ongoing sanitation crisis confirms that no lessons were learned.
At this point, the question is no longer if the system has failed. It is: how much more failure will it take before someone is held accountable?
Residents have grown weary of excuses. The garbage truck is irregular.
The MCG’s absence in Bada Bazar is not merely a logistical lapse — it reflects a deeper indifference toward core civic responsibilities. When garbage continues to rot in plain sight, day after day, it ceases to be just a sanitation issue. It becomes a symbol of governance gone missing.
Reports may be drafted, funds may be sanctioned, and policies may be showcased — but until those words translate into action on the ground, Bada Bazar will remain a live exhibit of municipal neglect.
So far, the only thing consistent is the garbage. It shows up every day. Unlike those tasked with removing it.
Shameful. Responsible authorities