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Gurugram Sector 22 residents flag garbage, stray cattle woes
Residents of Gurugram's Sector 22 have raised concerns over deteriorating roads, garbage dumping, stray cattle, poor market upkeep, and neglected community parks. Locals said illegal dumping attracts stray cattle, damaged roads hinder movement, and encroachments make the market difficult to navigate. They added that sanitation is irregular despite paying a garbage tax along with property tax to the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG).
Bhim Singh Yadav, a resident, said stray cattle are everywhere on vacant plots, roadsides, and around garbage piles. The MCG joint commissioner said a tender for appointing two agencies to catch stray cattle was floated on August 11 at a total cost of Rs 1.8 crore. Meanwhile, ward councillor Rakesh Yadav said a Rs 9 crore tender for road repairs has been approved, and work on footpaths has already begun.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Gurugram's stray cattle problem reflects a wider urban governance gap: the city has an estimated 7,000 stray cattle, but enforcement against illegal dumping and cattle abandonment remains weak. The Rs 1.8 crore tender shows the civic body is trying to address the symptom rather than the cause. Residents paying private vendors for door-to-door collection while also paying a garbage tax points to a double burden that erodes trust in the MCG. The Rs 9 crore road repair tender is approved but not yet awarded, meaning work is still weeks away. Watch for when the F&CC clears the cattle-catching tender and whether the sanitation workers' strike is resolved first.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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