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9 hours ago
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With garbage everywhere, Gurugram stinks: What's going on?
Gurugram is facing a full-blown waste crisis with garbage piling up across neighbourhoods of the high-tech city. The problem arises as migrant workers, many of whom work as waste collectors and house helpers, have stopped showing up for work due to frequent police verifications. This exodus has left residents to fend for themselves read more Gurugram is choking, and this time, it's not just the traffic. It's the trash. Over the past few weeks, mounds of garbage have started piling up across the city, spilling over onto footpaths, roads, and even upscale neighbourhoods. From Golf Course Extension Road to Southern Peripheral Road, the stench of uncollected waste hangs heavy in the air. It is hard to miss, and becoming even harder to ignore. Locals are angry, civic activists are demanding accountability, and experts say this full-blown waste crisis was years in the making. So what exactly is going on in one of India's most high-profile cities? We take a closer look STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Gurugram's messy situation Across several parts of the city, residents say their daily routines have been turned upside down. Car cleaners, house helpers, and garbage collectors have stopped showing up for work, leaving many societies to fend for themselves. The reason? A large number of these workers, many of them migrant labourers from Bengal and Assam, have reportedly fled Gurugram and returned to their villages in fear. According to a report by Hindustan Times, the panic began after a verification drive by Gurugram Police, which allegedly involved random checks, detentions, and threats of deportation. Between July 13 and 21, nearly 100 people, mostly working as domestic staff or sanitation workers, were reportedly picked up by the police. Some were later released but allegedly instructed to board trains back to Assam. 'They were not even allowed to go home and fetch their Aadhaar cards. The police just dragged them into vans,' a relative of 45-year-old garbage collector Anwar Hussain told HT, adding that some of his family members were among those detained. Residents in areas like Sectors 69 and 70 say workers who had been living and working in Gurugram for years have either left or are preparing to leave, with many heading back to West Bengal or Assam. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD So far, police have refused to disclose the locations of the four holding centres or the number of individuals currently detained or deported, citing security reasons. The impact on the city's sanitation services has been immediate and severe. Gurugram's door-to-door waste collection system, which heavily depends on these informal workers subcontracted by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), has virtually collapsed in several neighbourhoods. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Even MCG officials have acknowledged the disruption. 'Most of the drivers and waste collectors are migratory workers, and their going away will affect our operations. We're working with senior officials and the chief minister to find alternatives and minimise disruption,' MCG commissioner Pradeep Dahiya told the outlet. The collapse years in the making While the current crisis may have been triggered by a sudden exodus of workers, experts and civic activists say the writing had been on the wall for years. 'This is not a sudden crisis,' waste management expert Kusum Sharma told Hindustan Times. 'This is a collapse years in the making. Had MCG followed Solid Waste Management (SWM) norms—created dry waste centres, enforced source segregation, and integrated informal workers—this situation could have been averted. Now, the city is entirely dependent on a workforce that is being criminalised.' Activists argue that the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has consistently ignored its responsibility under the SWM Rules, 2016. The rules call for source segregation, decentralised waste processing, and formal integration of waste workers, none of which have been properly implemented in the city. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'Gurgaon's waste services have catastrophically failed,' Ruchika Sethi Takkar, founder of Citizens for Clean Air told the outlet. 'MCG's disregard for SWM Rules 2016 and failure to institutionalise waste workers has brought the system to its knees.' Takkar added that citizen groups have already submitted a representation to the MCG and the deputy commissioner, urging an emergency plan to tackle the garbage crisis. The demands include setting up temporary dry waste depots, putting out immediate public advisories, and arranging interim waste collection services. Meanwhile, citizens continue to raise alarms. Residents have taken to social media to post videos and pictures of overflowing garbage bins, uncollected waste rotting in corners, and stray dogs and cows feeding on the filth. This is the main chowk on Gurugram #wazirabad chowk. You can see a trolly of waste material that is brought here each day. @MunCorpGurugram @DC_Gurugram @cmohry - is this the cleanliness you are promising. I challenge commissioner Gurugram to stand in front of it for 20 mins. — Vivek Lamba 🇮🇳 (@VivekLamba_) July 22, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Close to Nirvana Country, during my morning cycling. Gurgaon is setting a new bench mark in urban planning and sustainability. Most animal and garbage friendly city. Such a joy to live in the millennium city 😊#Gurgaon #Gurugram @IndianGems_ @DC_Gurugram @cmohry — Maj Gen (Dr) YashMor (@YashMor5) July 23, 2025 Will a Rs 400 crore waste collection tender save Gurugram? As the garbage crisis in Gurugram escalates, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has finally received clearance to float a massive Rs 402 crore tender for door-to-door waste collection, according to a Hindustan Times report. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD This tender is part of a long-overdue revamp of the city's broken waste management system. Bidding is expected to begin Wednesday. According to officials, each selected agency will have 21 days to submit applications and start operations in their designated zones by December 1. They've also been given a 90-day boarding period to prepare for the rollout. On paper, it sounds promising. But not everyone is convinced. Rahul Khera, a Sector 54 resident and social sector expert, pointed out that the plan still depends entirely on migrant workers. 'Regardless of who's collecting the waste, it's migrant labour doing the job. They make up 100 per cent of the city's frontline waste workforce. If they leave, this city will shut down,' he said. Khera welcomed reforms but criticised the current tactics, especially the fear-driven police checks. 'Even immigrants with valid documentation are afraid. This isn't governance — it's fear mongering.' With input from agencies
News18
14 hours ago
- Politics
- News18
Garbage Dumped Everywhere, Domestic Workers Fleeing: What Is Happening In Gurugram?
Banerjee urged everyone not to panic as specific districts are being selected now, emphasising that it is their duty to protect citizens. She warned that if BJP believes it can delete voters' names and win elections as it did in Delhi and Maharashtra, it is making a 'significant mistake." 'Speaking Bengal is being treated as a crime. I don't think speaking any other language is a crime. If we don't object to other languages, why are you torturing people who speak our language? The nation will collapse if this continues," she said. Earlier last week, Banerjee had led a protest march from Kolkata's College Street to Esplanade against the alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking migrants in BJP-ruled states and threatened a 'second Bhasha Andolan" (language movement). No Clarity The Haryana government or Gurugram Police are yet to issue clarity on what the verification process is about and how many people have been detained. Meanwhile, with no clarity on the issue, fear is driving workers away from Gurugram as they are scared of consequences. 'We don't know why this is happening. Yesterday, some policemen came to our house too asking for our IDs and also checked our phones. While they left when we showed them our Aadhaar and phones, some of our neighbours were detained on not being able to produce valid ID proofs," said one of the domestic workers, working in a Sector 70 society, adding that they could not figure why some people were being detained and others were let off.
India.com
a day ago
- India.com
I'll Reveal The Name When Time Comes: Fazilpuria Recounts Gurugram Attack, Hints At Deeper Threat
Gurugram: Singer Rahul Yadav alias Fazilpuria, who was allegedly shot at on the Southern Peripheral Road in Sector 71 of Haryana's Gurugram, has opened up about the incident and shared how it happened. Speaking to ANI, he shared, "14 taarikh ko mai Fazilpur apne office se nikla tha ghar ke liye niklatha (On the 14th, I left Fazilpur for home... ). Aur by chance kayi baar mai akele hota hu us din bhi akela tha aur us din mere upar gaon ke peeche vaale road par Sector Ekhatar ek white gaadi mein aaye the (And by chance I am alone many times, that day also I was alone and that day on the road behind my village, on the Sector 71, bullets were came in a white car),jinhone pehle overtake kiya to maine dhyan nahi diya (I didn't paid attention when they overtook me) kyunki normally aage li thi but jab peeche dekh rahe the saare to mujhe andaaza hua kisi ne pehchaan liya to us tarah se dekh rahe the.. aage jaake unhone gaadi adayi aur fir bilkul overtake karke gaadi aage se rok ke road block karke(The car then overtook completely, stopped, and blocked the road.)... He continued, "Unhone utarte hi bhagte bhaagte fire shuru kari Mainegaadi peeche laga li us din ka to yehi raha.." However, he insisted that initially, he couldn't understand what exactly happened. "At that time, I didn't understand what had happened. Initially, I thought it was them who threatened us during Sidhu Moose Wala's time... However, new angles are now emerging. That night, I received a call while I was appearing before the police. The person threatening me was using a Punjabi name, and I will reveal it when the time comes..." #WATCH | Gurugram, Haryana: On firing incident, Singer Rahul Yadav alias Fazilpuria says, "On the 14th, I left Fazilpur for home... On the road behind the village, gunfire was heard from a white car that earlier overtook me. I didn't pay attention and continued normally, but… — ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2025 Last week, singer Rahul Fazilpuria was allegedly shot at on the Southern Peripheral Road in Sector 71 of Haryana's Gurugram. Police have identified the accused and have registered an FIR, a police official said. Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Gurugram Police, Sandeep Kumar, on July 15, said that the police rushed to the spot upon receiving the information and found the bullet mark. Speaking to reporters, Police PRO Sandeep Kumar said, "Late last evening, Gurugram police received information about firing on the SPL (Southern Peripheral Road) road in Sector 71. Police reached the spot. Police found a bullet mark on the spot."Police PRO Kumar added that the police have recovered a car from the spot of the incident, and the accused has been identified."Police have registered an FIR on the complaint of the victim. Investigation is underway. Police have recovered the car from the spot, and the accused has been identified," PRO Sandeep Kumar said. Further details in the case are awaited. Fazilpuria contested the 2024 Lok SabhaElections for the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) from the Gurgaon constituency. According to the Election Commission of India, he received a total of 13,278 votes and lost to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Rao Inderjit Singh.
News18
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Rapper Fazilpuria Opens Up On Firing Incident: 'Ek White Gaadi Mein Aaye, Goliyan Chali...'
Last Updated: Last week, singer Rahul Fazilpuria was allegedly shot at on the Southern Peripheral Road in Sector 71 of Haryana's Gurugram. News18 Singer Rahul Yadav alias Fazilpuria, who was allegedly shot at on the Southern Peripheral Road in Sector 71 of Haryana's Gurugram, has opened up about the incident and shared how it happened. Speaking to ANI, he shared, '14 taarikh ko mai Fazilpur apne office se nikla tha ghar ke liye nikla tha (On the 14th, I left Fazilpur for home… ). Aur by chance kayi baar mai akele hota hu us din bhi akela tha aur us din mere upar gaon ke peeche vaale road par Sector Ekhatar ek white gaadi mein aaye the (And by chance I am alone many times, that day also I was alone and that day on the road behind my village, on the Sector 71, bullets were came in a white car),jinhone pehle overtake kiya to maine dhyan nahi diya (I didn't paid attention when they overtook me) kyunki normally aage li thi but jab peeche dekh rahe the saare to mujhe andaaza hua kisi ne pehchaan liya to us tarah se dekh rahe the.. aage jaake unhone gaadi adayi aur fir bilkul overtake karke gaadi aage se rok ke road block karke(The car then overtook completely, stopped, and blocked the road.)" He continued, 'Unhone utarte hi bhagte bhaagte fire shuru kari Maine gaadi peeche laga li us din ka to yehi raha.." However, he insisted that initially, he couldn't understand what exactly happened. 'At that time, I didn't understand what had happened. Initially, I thought it was them who threatened us during Sidhu Moose Wala's time… However, new angles are now emerging. That night, I received a call while I was appearing before the police. The person threatening me was using a Punjabi name, and I will reveal it when the time comes." Last week, singer Rahul Fazilpuria was allegedly shot at on the Southern Peripheral Road in Sector 71 of Haryana's Gurugram. Police have identified the accused and have registered an FIR, a police official said. Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Gurugram Police, Sandeep Kumar, on July 15, said that the police rushed to the spot upon receiving the information and found the bullet mark. Speaking to reporters, Police PRO Sandeep Kumar said, 'Late last evening, Gurugram police received information about firing on the SPL (Southern Peripheral Road) road in Sector 71. Police reached the spot. Police found a bullet mark on the spot."Police PRO Kumar added that the police have recovered a car from the spot of the incident, and the accused has been identified."Police have registered an FIR on the complaint of the victim. Investigation is underway. Police have recovered the car from the spot, and the accused has been identified," PRO Sandeep Kumar said. Further details in the case are awaited. Fazilpuria contested the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections for the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) from the Gurgaon constituency. According to the Election Commission of India, he received a total of 13,278 votes and lost to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Rao Inderjit Singh. First Published: July 22, 2025, 11:32 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
The Hindu
2 days ago
- The Hindu
Detained by Gurugram Police, two families of migrant workers seek help of village heads in West Bengal
Twenty-five-year-old Sabiqul Islam was having lunch when police officers dressed in plain clothes dragged him out of his rented accommodation in Gurugram's Sector 10 and bundled him into a police van, according to his relatives. Mr. Islam is one of the seven Bengali-speaking migrant workers who were detained by Gurugram Police between July 18 and July 20 on suspicion of being Bangladeshi nationals illegally living in India. According to Mr. Islam's family members, who said they are from West Bengal's Dakshin Dinajpur district and have reached out to their village head and local leaders back home to send help, he was detained by the police on July 20 despite furnishing his Aadhaar and voter ID cards. 'The police said that he was being taken for a verification of his documents, which would take around 30 minutes. It's going to be two days since, and he has not been released,' said a relative. When two of his other relatives, Mominul Islam, 30, and Sadat Hussian, 22, both working as housekeeping staff, went to the police station to trace his whereabouts, they too were taken into custody, the family member alleged. In a similar instance, Mamoni Khatun, 26, said four persons from her family — Anshul Ali, 50, Alam Ali, 26, Noor Alam, 26, and Mukul Ali, 27 — were detained by officers in plain clothes on July 18 around 10.30 p.m. She said they have produced their Aadhaar cards, voter ID cards and land documents proving that they were residents of Chanchol, Malda district in West Bengal. 'Two of them work as carwashers, one as a Zomato delivery agent and another one is a labourer. All four go through police verification every six months but despite all that they are harassing us,' Ms. Khatoon said, adding that West Bengal Police and their village head have contacted Gurugram Police to inform them about the detained persons' Indian citizenship. Sandeep Kumar, public relations officer of Gurugram Police, said the verification of people suspected to be 'illegal' Bangladeshi nationals is a routine procedure. 'We conduct such drives every few months,' he said.
