AGARTALA, Feb 17 (TIWN): Despite of taking several initiatives to keep the city clean, the area in front of the Battala market stinks due to dumping garbage.

Reportedly, every time commuters pass through the road they hand to stuff their nose with hankie as the area stinks very badly.

Though the garbage bins are being cleaned by the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC), it has been reported that accept the garbage bins the rest of the area are not cleaned.

As it is a market area every time the area should be kept clean so that the area does not stink.

Similarly, the interior part of the Maharajganj bazaar also stinks due to piles of garbage in the market area.

It is to be mentioned here that concern is mounting again among residents of the city over piles of uncleared garbage in several areas.

People complained that despite of informing this matter to the concern authority, no initiatives has been taken to bring the unhygienic and stinky surroundings under control of the Battala and MG Bazaar.

They further claimed that though the AMC truck cleans the garbage bins regularly but no initiatives are being taken to clean the other parts of the roads or the area.

The area smell very bad as various dumped vegetable items get decomposes in the area as they are not cleaned on time.

On the other hand, during the rainy season it becomes very tough for the commuters to pass through the area as the area become dirty all across.

“The garbage gets piled up regularly. After the waste is cleared, a few people come and dump it again, and during the night, hotels and a few eateries also dump waste in open sites. Due to which it stinks at the area” claimed a local.

It become tough for us to breathe as there is a foul smell in the area, said a local.

However, proper initiatives must be taken to bring the stinky smell under control so that people can move through the area without any harassment.