Residents of Dimna Road, connecting Mango to NH-33, in Jamshedpur, have been living in dirt and stench for apparently a fortnight .

For, two dustbins - one placed near Gurudwara Colony close to Subernarekha Bridge and the other near Jagdeo Palace, a housing complex - are overflowing.

Residents allege the trash has not been cleared for nearly a fortnight, but Mango Notified Area Committee (MNAC) denies the charge.

"Trash from these two bins have not been cleared for days. After the rain, the putrefying stench of soggy trash is nauseating. The local urban body officials do not bother to clean it regularly," said Arunava Mishra, a banking professional who stays in Jagdeo Palace.

Students of Blue Bells School, which was a stone's throw from Jagdeo Palace, faced the same mess, he added.

Mounds of stinking garbage nearby have posed serious hygiene threats for those driving through the stretch too.

"These dustbins have not been cleaned for days. It creates problems for commuters and shopkeepers," said Pawan Kumar, a student of Jamshedpur Workers' College.

This apart, dustbins have been placed in such a manner that it becomes tough for motorists and others to negotiate around them.

"Faulty placement of dustbins on the turn of a median on Dimna Road also pose threat to commuters," Mishra added. Grocer on Post Office Road and Sankosai resident, Ramesh Sahu agreed.

"It was drizzling on Tuesday night and I was on my way home to Sankosai. Usually, I go by Mango roundabout but as it was raining I thought of taking a shortcut through this stretch. I narrowly escaped from hitting the dustbin while taking a turn," he said.

When contacted, refuting the claims of residents in the area, MNAC special officer Jagadish Prasad Yadav said dustbins had been cleaned at least twice a week.

"The dustbins are cleaned regularly by our contractual workers almost two or three times a week. But, still I will look into the complaints and get the dustbins cleaned and shift them to a proper location," he said.