Bhubaneswar: The stretch of National Highway 316 from Hi-Tech Square to Lingipur, popularly known as the Puri Bypass Road, has virtually turned into an open dumping yard. Mounds of waste collected from different parts of the city are being dumped here, turning the area into a stinking landfill.

The situation is equally bad near Tankapani Square and Kesura Traffic Square, where piles of garbage have created an unhygienic environment, making it difficult for locals to even pass by due to the unbearable stench.

According to allegations, sanitation workers and private agencies engaged by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) are dumping collected waste along the highway instead of transporting it to the designated Micro Composting Centres (MCCs) and Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs).

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