Sewage, garbage adorn area outside administrative complex

Tribune News Service

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Bathinda, September 11

Heaps of garbage and sewage accumulated outside the District Administrative Complex (DAC) has become an eyesore for those visiting the complex.

Dirty water accumulated in the parking area outside the SSP’s office is creating problems for visitors who have to park their vehicles.

Residents coming to the DAC are raising questions on the lackadaisical attitude of the authorities concerned.

Harpreet Kaur, a visitor, said, “The area has become an eyesore. The stretch gets submerged under water during rains that causes inconvenience to people.”

Another visitor Amritpal Singh said, “I have been coming here for the past two days and the area stinks. Officials should at least get the area cleaned where their offices are situated. The area has become an eyesore. The stretch is submerged under sewage and no efforts have been made to keep it clean.”

Sandeep Kumar, a city resident, said “What would be the condition of the other parts of the city when its heart is so filthy. I wonder how the top officials tend to skirt the dirty areas and work in their respective offices without batting an eyelid”.

Mayor Balwant Rai Nath said, “Though we are making people aware of the cleanliness drive, I accept that a lot of things are to be done. I have asked officials to get the area cleaned.”

Residents are irked over sewage overflow and lying of garbage on the roadside at various places in the city.

“There is a need to create awareness among the people but it cannot be done until the Municipal Corporation sets its own house in order. The city has been facing these problems for the past few months and in such circumstances, people cannot be blamed for this mess,” another resident said.

In a mess

• Dirty water accumulated in the parking area outside the SSP’s office is creating problems for visitors who have to park their vehicles.