On World Environment Day, 5 June 2026, a sewage canal laden with garbage and filth was seen running through Gautampuri, Bhajanpura and Usmanpur in Northeast Delhi, underscoring persistent sanitation failures in the area. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
The nearly 5-km-long sewage drain passing through Gautampuri, Bhajanpura and Usmanpur in Northeast Delhi was visibly choked with solid waste on 5 June 2026, highlighting deep-rooted environmental and sanitation challenges in these localities. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Solid waste, filth and reportedly animal carcasses were found strewn along the sewage canal in Usmanpur and adjoining Gautampuri and Bhajanpura areas of Northeast Delhi on World Environment Day, raising urgent questions about urban waste management in the capital. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
The polluted sewage canal stretching across Gautampuri, Bhajanpura and Usmanpur in Northeast Delhi presented a stark contrast to the global theme of World Environment Day on 5 June 2026, spotlighting the gap between environmental goals and ground-level sanitation reality in Indian cities. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)