Bhubaneswar, March 16: They live municipal limits but there is not much civic amenities to boast of, say residents of Sailashree Vihar and Niladri Vihar.

The residents have alleged that their localities lack basic civic facilities such as proper roads, drains, functional street lights and adequate waste bins.

Left with no option, residents of these areas have decided to knock on chief minister Naveen Patnaik's door to get civic facilities that the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation have failed to deliver despite repeated pleas.

Fifty-one residents of these two areas have written to the chief minister highlighting 11 problems including bad roads, poor drainage, dysfunctional street lights and inadequate waste bins.

The letter also says that work to build roads and stretches connecting them are yet to be over even after several years. These under-construction roads are often the cause for accidents and have also become a major threat to women and children.

The woes of the local people do not end with this. They also allege of supply of sub-standard drinking water, irregular garbage collection and no effort to desilt drains.

"The BMC has notified that it will collect user charges for various civic services they offer. But, we wonder for what services are we supposed to pay as we do not see their existence in our area," says homemaker Suchismita Ojha, resident of Sailashree Vihar.

"On several occasions we have approached the local councillor as well as senior civic officials with our problems. But, we had no option left but to approach the chief minister and the chief secretary as the civic body has refused to respond to our pleas. We hope the chief minister will look into our plight," says Alok Panda, a resident of Sailashree Vihar.

The residents have also complained about the lack of security in the area. They have alleged that goons use the locality to take shelter in the adjacent Chandaka forest. An old doctor couple was murdered at Sailashree Vihar in 2015.

"Various nefarious activities are going on in the area as the administration always chooses to look the other way. People cannot sleep peacefully at night. Women, children and the elderly people often fall prey to conmen in our area," says Shyam Sundar Jena, a resident of Niladri Vihar.

The residents of Niladri Vihar also allege that the local slum has become a haven for drunkards and conmen.

Local councillor Pritinanda Routray, however, refuted the charges levelled against her and claimed to have addressed civic issues raised by the local people.

"We have almost completed construction of roads and drains in our area. The police need to take care of the security aspect. We have already asked them to increase surveillance at Niladri Vihar and Sailashree Vihar. We are also trying to develop the local slums with priority," she says.