SANGLA HILL
People are facing numerous problems due to poor sanitation in the city despite spending millions of rupee on the salaries of the TMA’s sanitary staff.
Talking to this scribe, they said that heaps of garbage could be seen everywhere in the city. They said that several diseases had broken out due to poor sanitation in the city, especially during the rainy season. They alleged that the TMA sweepers did not clean the roads and streets properly. “Some of them remain absent from their duty, while several others perform their duties at private places,” they added. They alleged that open sewers on College Road, garbage dumps all over the city and lack of proper garbage lifting made Sangla Hill a polluted city. They also complained that there was no specified place for garbage dumping. As a result streets of Muhalla Iqbalpura, Sharifpura, Bazaar Sheikhan, Purana Chahoor, Main Bazaar are littered with the waste, which has been causing outbreak of diseases.
Voice of Civil Society President Shoaib Saroya said, “in the absence of any integrated solid waste management system in the Tehsil, growing pollution in the city continues to effect public health. He further said that there was no streetlight system in the city. He alleged that the TMA earned millions of rupees per year from the city but failed to provide facilities to people. He appealed to the Nankana Sahib DCO to look into the matter and take steps to improve sanitation in the city.