Pilibhit's garbage crisis: Defunct MRF plant pollutes major road, Devha River.

• Pilibhit district in Uttar Pradesh faces a severe garbage crisis, compared to Delhi's Ghazipur.
• A key road connecting Pilibhit to Uttarakhand cities like Nainital and Haridwar has become a garbage dump, impacting commuters and pilgrims.
• The city's multi-crore MRF (waste treatment plant) is out of service, leading to uncontrolled waste dumping.
• Garbage is being dumped along the Devha River, threatening aquatic life and a tributary of the Ganges.
• Municipal officials blame floods and other bodies, despite the issue persisting for over three months.

Why It Matters: Pilibhit's defunct waste plant: a garbage mountain threatening health, environment, and travel.