The residents at Umarkote town are grappling with the issue of poor sanitation facilities as the Umarkote Municipality continues to turn a blind eye to the problem.
Notably, due to carelessness, the municipality has made the road sides and drains dumping yards at many places in the town causing inconvenience to denizens.
The garbage is never lifted regularly. Most of the drains in the town are clogged with mud, solid wastes, and garbage as they are not properly cleaned. Almost all the drains are stagnant with water, thereby making them breeding centres for mosquitoes. The drains and the surrounding environment adjacent to Gulipatna, Sontosi Nagar and Old Bus stand are only a few examples of poor sanitation of the civic body.
The Municipal authority has never conducted any surprise check to bring the contractors to book. Besides, several key places in the town are being used for parking of heavy vehicles loaded with tons of commercial goods creating obstacles for the public to cross smoothly. The road near State Bank of India and in front of Kalia cloth store can be a few examples in this regard. Neither the police nor the Municipal authorities dare ask the concerned businessmen not to park their vehicles. The district administration too acts as a mute spectator. There is a public perception that all the grants that come from the Ministry of Urban Development Department of both State and Centre under sanitation and urbanization development programme to the Municipality should be released only after high power teams inspect sanitation of different wards including functionality of drains.