Despite the authorities telling this newspaper more than three weeks ago that garbage removed from the Mankhurd’s Cheetah Camp nullah — which had been left at the side of the drain — would be removed within a week, mounds of trash could still be seen standing at the same spot on Monday even as Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) trucks could be seen collecting regular waste from the area.

Asif Sayyed, a local activist involved in clean-up activities with Dharmesh Barai from the Environment Life Foundation, told mid-day, “We have been waiting for someone to come and take the garbage away to a dumping ground, but nothing has changed. The trash pile is a breeding ground for mosquitoes and diseases. How are we supposed to live next to it?”

The relatively clear drain, which was recently cleaned by the BMC