Noida: For a couple of weeks now, garbage piles have sat undisturbed at the corners of roads in various sectors of Greater Noida. Residents across several sectors have claimed that the Greater Noida Authority has been ignoring their complaints about persistent sanitation issues and inadequate waste disposal services. The concerns are most pronounced in sectors Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta.A resident of Sector Alpha 2, Surendra Bhati, said, “Although the Authority has a door-to-door garbage collection system, the vans are irregular and the service is erratic. Even when residents dump waste in street-side vats, the larger trucks fail to lift it. The garbage just keeps piling up.” A similar scene has emerged in front of a temple in block B of Sector Beta 1, right before the festival of Holi. The RWA general secretary of the sector, Harinder Bhati, said the Authority and its contractors have not made any effort to follow up on their complaints and clean the area outside the temple. “If the areas around the temples aren’t cleaned, how can the city be cleaned?” he asked. “Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has highlighted the importance of cleanliness during festivals. However, the neglect by the Authority’s public health department towards our sectors is disheartening.” He urged the horticulture department officials to assess and address the state of the central verge green belts throughout the city. The rubbish pile-up in Sector Beta 1 has been aggravated by sewer overflow in various pockets. The president of the sector’s RWA, Sangeeta Sharma, said, “We have complained to the Authority so many times. It feels like our pleas are falling on deaf ears.” GNIDA officials said measures have been taken to address complaints of rubbish pile-ups, sanitation and horticulture-related issues. “Teams were deployed on Monday and Tuesday to clear the parks and roads of horticulture waste. They were directed to sweep roads and pick up garbage before the festivities commence. Action will be taken against contractors who failed to comply,” an official from the Authoity said.
