Even as it executes a special city-wide cleanliness drive at the instruction of the chief minister, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) just can’t seem to get it right in the case of its own ground in Sakinaka, where the entry is blocked by a stinking pile of garbage. Residents claim that the garbage is being dumped by hawkers and that the BMC or police remain inactive despite repeated complaints.

“The BMC is so helpless and inefficient that they cannot keep the entrance of their own premises clean. Half the road’s width is covered in garbage and blocks vehicular and pedestrian movement. The garbage rots there for several days and raises a stink. The garbage is being dumped by hawkers encroaching on MHADA footpaths and roads,” said Captain Sukhjit Singh Atwal, a resident of Sakinaka.