Jaipur: Garbage collection in Shyam Vatika area of Jaisinghpura Khor remains irregular, with residents claiming garbage trucks visit only once or twice a week and often leave without collecting waste from homes. Garbage has consequently piled up outside houses and around an overflowing community bin, even as Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) claims 100% door-to-door collection across all 150 wards.Rinku Mata, a resident, said the garbage truck does not regularly stop outside houses to collect waste. “No one knows when the truck comes and goes because it never stops for door-to-door garbage collection,” she said.Mithu Dhara, another resident, said the collection system here lacks the announcement used in other localities to alert residents when the truck arrives. “The truck does not play the Swachh Bharat song, so people do not know when to bring their garbage out,” she said.Dhara said that even when trucks enter the locality, they do not collect waste from all spots. She estimated that only around 40% of the locality is covered during a collection drive, leaving heaps of garbage outside several houses.According to a Supreme Court order, urban local bodies are required to end open dumping and unscientific waste disposal. Cities are required to move towards 100% door-to-door garbage collection and multi-stream waste segregation.Jyotsana Diyasi, a resident, said accumulated waste spreads across the streets during rain, making it difficult for children to reach school. She said JMC officials have installed QR codes outside several homes to register complaints about garbage and other civic issues, but repeated complaints have failed to bring any change. In some instances, she said, garbage has remained on the streets for nearly a month.Residents also flagged irregular water supply in the locality, saying that around 50 households do not receive water regularly. They also complained of a stench and bitter taste in the water.The locality receives water through Bisalpur line supplied by the public health engineering department, with households paying between Rs 300 and Rs 600 a month. Sonu, a resident, said some households receive water only three days a week for a fixed two-hour period, forcing residents to fill containers and store water for the remaining days.
