Unsanitary conditions upset residents of five HSVP sectors in Panipat

Residents of sectors developed by the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) sectors are grappling with unsanitary conditions. The tender for maintaining cleanliness in Panipat also known as textile city ended around one-and-a-half year ago. Heaps of garbage can be seen on roadsides in five sectors of the HSVP.

Baljeet Singh, District Coordinator, Haryana Sectors Confederation said, the HSVP had allotted a tender to maintain sanitation in Sectors 7, 8, 18, 24 and 40 here. He said the tenure of this tender had ended. Heaps of garbage could be seen on the Sector 6 and 7 dividing road, he said.

The residents’ welfare associations (RWAs) of all five sectors had raised the issues with officials of the HSVP several times, but to no avail, he said.

Singh alleged that despite giving several reminders to officials of the HSVP residents were facing problems every day as cleanliness had gone for a toss in the city.

“The main reason behind bad sanitation in these sectors is the continuous transfer of the estate officer from here. Four estate officers have changed within one-and-a-half year,” he said.

Although the horticulture wing of the HSVP had allotted a contract for maintaining cleanliness at Tau Devi Lal Park in Sector 7, the contractor dumped garbage along park walls and in the parking area, he said. Heaps of garbage could be seen on all sides of the park, he said. Foul smell emanated from garbage which irked morning and evening walkers in the park, he said.

The contractor had shortage of manpower, due to which sewage flowed on roads in all residential and industrial sectors, he said.

Some roads in Sector 7 were in worst condition, he added.

Besides, residents feared that stray animals roaming on sector roads could harm them, he said.

“We have given a memorandum to the estate officer and Chief Administrator in Panchkula to provide basic amenities in all five sectors, but no action has been taken by the authorities concerned in this regard,” Baljeet Singh alleged.

“All the RWAs have decided that if the estate officer did not call a meeting till December 16 to discuss and resolve issues related to basic amenities, all associations would gherao him on December 23,” Baljeet Singh warned.