Jaipur: Overflowing sewer lines and heaps of uncollected garbage have emerged as a major sanitation concern at Jaipur’s Sessions Court complex, exposing gaps in the city’s waste collection and drainage system. Nearly 20,000 people, including lawyers, court staff, litigants and visitors, pass through the complex every day, many of them navigating foul-smelling surroundings and waterlogged stretches.According to members of the Bar Association, the Jaipur Municipal Corporation’s (JMC) garbage hopper does not visit the court complex regularly. Instead of daily collection, the vehicle sometimes arrives only once every two or three days, allowing waste from both court buildings to accumulate at a single collection point.Ashutosh Sharma, executive member of the Bar Association, said, “If the municipal garbage hopper does not come for three or four days, the entire complex starts looking like a dumping ground. The sewer lines are five to 10 years old, and many are either clogged or choked with debris. There is also a hospital with four dispensaries barely 50 metres away, which increases the health risk.”He added, “After repeated complaints, the municipal corporation sent a suction machine, but it only removed the stagnant water. The sludge inside the sewer was left untouched. During the monsoon, the area gets waterlogged again, leaving behind more filth and potholes.”The Bar Association has written to the JMC’s district collector, the district judge and the chief justice of the state High Court, seeking immediate cleaning of the premises, permanent repairs to the sewer network, restoration of damaged pathways and a regular waste collection system. It has also urged the civic body to deploy garbage hoppers at least twice a day to maintain hygiene at the busy court complex.
