Bhubaneswar: The drainage system has collapsed at Dumduma with wastewater flowing over the roads and lanes of the colony forcing the there to live in unhygienic conditions.

Unable to bear the situation, the residents of the area, under the banner of Dumuduma Phase IV Housing Board Colony Development Committee, reached out to the commissioner of state housing and urban development department with their grievance.

The residents seek fast intervention of the administration in the matter.

"There are no proper provisions of drainage and sewerage in our area. Consequently, we have no choice but to release wastewater in the open drains that eventually flow onto the roads. We have reached out to the civic body with the grievance, but no action has been taken yet. It is difficult to live here now," said Biranchi Das, who lives in the area.

The committee has notified in their complaint that the state housing board had constructed the houses and allotted the same to the applicants since 1997 without provision of a proper drainage system. Consequently, the water overflows on the streets.

"The colony inhabitants are being provided with water supply by the administration for the past two years. During water supply, the roads are filled with wastewater due to absence of roadside drains. We have met the municipal commissioner with the grievance but the problem is yet to get resolved," sand Bijay Chandra Sahu, president of the committee.

Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena said they had received the grievance of the residents through the housing and urban development department. "We have already directed our drainage division to look into the matter on priority basis. The problems will be resolved shortly," said Jena.