The memorandum highlighted how, within the council areas of the main towns, mountains of garbage could be seen at every corner of the streets and in the main markets. Sewage water oozing through the manholes mixed with dirty drain water remained uncleared for months together. The choked drains spill over. Even the carcasses of pigs and other animals were thrown on the garbage heaps. This, not only caused unbearable stench, but was also capable of causing many diseases. Other problems listed in the memo included inadequate provision of medical facilities by the Health Department who had not taken pre-emptive measures to check the spread of diseases caused by consumption of contaminated water and other edible commodities.

Also, despite continued demand of a vaccination of the Hepatitis B injection, the authorities had not responded in any way. Medical services in the civil, community centres and primary health centres were not provided properly and the poor were the worst sufferers.

The DCC (Rural) alleged that short supply of electricity had hit the tubewells, which had ceased to continue pumping the drinking water supply. Dirty water was being supplied which was not worth consuming and might cause diseases. It further alleged that the defective transformers were not being replaced, particularly in Naggal, Mullana and Naraingarh areas, badly affecting the power supply. It regretted that party workers and activists who had come out on the roads to protest against the shortage of power, had been booked by registering fake cases.

The roads constructed in Ambala city some time back were in a bad shape because of the use of substandard material. It was written in the memo that the road network in rural areas required immediate repairs. Even farmers were badly hit as 90 per cent of tubewells belonging to the Minor Irrigation Tubewell Corporation had gone out of order and they were not in a position to plant the paddy crop. Influential persons were grabbing government lands in municipal areas of the twin Ambala councils with the patronage of the political leaders.

The memo also pointed out that the administration had not taken adequate flood control measures in view of the coming rainy season and the drains had not been cleared of the silt. The DCC warned of an agitation if the administration did not wake up to take action on the points listed in the memorandum.